Weiss Elvand has slain his brother, ending a brutal war that ravaged the Eastern lands of Armain. Now on a quest to bring his fallen brother back to their homeland, Weiss leaves his most trusted ally, a former slave called Miladda in charge of his affairs.
On the long journey to Southern Relornia, Weiss discovers a plot engineered by a former lover, Regalt, to start the war in an effort to eliminate the only person who stood in her way to claim an ancient power that brought destruction to the old world.