Keef is engulfed by Water Power, making a steep and hasty climb into arcane knowledge necessary. Sireena too, becomes enchanted by exotic forces. Who is Artarman, the steadfast Head Brother of the monastery? Haunted by forces, only partially understood, the two youths and Belgar, Keef's guardian, are caught up in spiralling obsession; tormented between their own ever-increasing abilities and what they believe to be right and wrong.The Island of Water faces a final straw; a mighty armada approaches, aiming at total subjugation. King Ales leads an attack on the usurpers, and the escalating battle of magic comes to a head as the Storm Sage sweeps in to assail his less powerful opponents.Why is there magic? Where is it from? Who is the Earth Sage? Which events precipitated the magical crisis and what occurs next? Follow Keef as he learns that past and future are not as separate as often thought.