Verys is Priestess of Fraerigh in dark times. Her king is embattled on all fronts and another city has fallen to the usurper. The colonial kingdom's survival depends on a legendary stone somewhere in an icy wasteland at the end of the world... as well as the wiles of her brother Gwilym, a dauntless seafarer. Three ships traverse the wildest seas to find the lost continent while three naval fleets converge in a battle for supremacy. In the midst of this turmoil, Verys's greatest challenge is to discern friend from foe and faith from folly. Betrayed by her protege and plagued by doubts, Verys must ascend to the pinnacle of her calling even if it means sacrificing her hopes for the future.