After Silvan’s sister disappears, the title of Stonecastle passed to another; someone that SIlvan doesn’t know. As he struggles to come to terms with the loss of his sister, a mysterious woman with a sharp tongue and piercing green eyes seeks him out during open court.

Alyndria, a woman of the sea, demands he relinquish his claim to the the land - a demand that ignites a battle of wits and wills. Kidnapped and brought to her new home, Silvan finds out that there is more at play; a darkness is threating to wipe out not only Stonecastle lands but TIr Siorghlas itself. Shapeshifters have taken over and the darkness has started to corrupt even the most gentle residents.

Across the realm, Osian has finally had rest from battle and has been able to enjoy time ruling his Clan. However, with the silence afforded during times of peace, Osian finds himself lonely and wondering about what life could have been like had he not taken the crown.

A scouting mission reports his precious herd of unicorns have been slaughtered and suddenly his past faces him in the form of Amodra, a woman with secrets that could shatter his carefully constructed peace.

As darkness threatens to consume the clans, they must confront their destinies and the forces that seek to destroy them. Will love conquer all, or will darkness claim the realm of Tir Siorghlas, plunging everyone into everlasting chaos?