In her dreams, Melia hears her mother screaming. When Watch Guard Melia sets out to find her mother, Ninuie, elf Prince Aeron of Eden Halas joins her as her guide across his homeland to find Tor Iolan, the abandoned fortress where Disciples of the Shadow Lord tortured and maimed innocents for the sake of their master. Within its cruel walls, Melia hopes to find truth about her past while pondering a future with a prince, who has yet to learn that falling for a mortal may cost him more than a broken heart. This is a tale of darkness, romance and loss where Melia and Aeron are faced with the reality that sometimes love may not be enough and sacrifice may be the only course left to them.