Alorin's king is dying, and while he does, his land falls prey to demons. In this time of darkness Alorin needs its savior, the almost mythical Illaryi, a hero not of this world. But before the ancient ritual is complete, the ceremony is brutally terminated and the summoning goes awry. Or does it? Three friends find themselves transported to a strange new world, setting them on three different paths. Katherine awakens in the forest of the Hawks, a secretive but much sought after group of spies, assassins and warriors. Cassidy finds herself in a tower of mages, under their watchful eye. Sarah falls in with roaming Travelers far from the land of Alorin and is taken in as one of their own. Finding each other, nevermind saving the world, may be more than any of them can manage.