Bethany and Elissar are now heroes divided, each embarking on their own separate path to resolve the mysterious illness afflicting the young wizard Jonas. As Bethany's investigation into the origins of the disease leads her down an all-too-familiar path, Elissar ventures to the village of the Vriihn. It's here she encounters Kw'arianka, a soothsayer from her past who guards the secrets of her people's affinity for dark magicks.