Rebellion against an Empire. First blood has been shed. Hope has finally seen the first rays of light. The rebellion against the Ilium Empire has begun in the small town of Hornsdale led by Prince Garion Ro. With help from Janus Morrow, Decimus Furius Calidus, and Kyana Fifth Born, Garion struck the first decisive blow in freeing the people of the small town. Yet not everything is well with the rebellion in its infancy. Count Torio Galamaine escaped death to the safety of Hawksport, his son Sirel is lost within the wilds of Calideer, and Sir Novin Ravenwing is still in the clutches of the Church of the Moon. Garion must now choose whether to take the reigns of leadership of the Dawn Watch to further the rebellion or attempt to rescue his mentor from certain death. While Garion struggles with his new role, Novin Ravenwing sits within his cell awaiting his death. Though he has accepted his fate, a new choice will force him to question his honor and the knight's code that he has strived to follow his whole life. His decision will shake the very core of his life and the newly born rebellion.