Aurora and her friends learn that the Azyrie and Azacy are back, and want revenge on the Valkwell. Aurora leads the way into Inarge to stop them, but things change very fast. Faces from their past start returing. Aurora and her friends must learn if these faces mean peace or danger. One face will change everything Aurora and her friends knew, but perhaps that won't be a bad thing . . .
Aurora has long feared the idea of becoming a ruler, but now she must face that fear. If she chooses not to rule, her life and lives of her husband and children will change with freedom becoming a distant dream. Ruling will mean a huge change to her life, but she will keep freedom for her family. Thuban stuggles with a secret he's kept for sixty-five years. It is his greatest joy and most agonizing heartbreak. Sharing it would ease his burden, but change the friendships he's made over the past fifteen years. When a wounded Valkacy comes with devastating news, Aurora must lead her friends into the land of Inarge. Faces they never expected to see begin to show. Aurora needs the others to help her find out if seeing these faces will help or harm them, but Thuban seems to have lost the confidence that made him their center.