You hear luck was a lady. And have probably laid the blame for something at fate's door. But who has ever given The Hands of Fate a second thought? For The Hands of Fate has a face and a name. He is called Destin Stateras, or the Balance of Destiny. Born into the world as a mere baby, he grows up to fulfill a role of active fate. He enters the life of young Ara Jeborne turning her world upside down. Yet in the manner of fate, he is never around or doing quite what you expect of him. But what do you actually expect of fate-predictability?