'You will be the path we walk. You will be the last scale on a wing, the piece of the puzzle that makes everything complete.' Deep beneath the Black Palace in Lieus, Suriin pays the price for trusting Natke. Cut off from her magic and unable to rescue herself, she waits on aid from Darin and the Howlers. The cost of her rescue? The future she'd always dreamed of. Thanks to Darin and Chase, the Howlers' access to magic is no longer restricted, but as they prepare to hunt down the xotryl and its new companion, they receive disturbing news from Dal. Natke is hunting. She will stop at nothing to get home to Tebein. Far away, on Tebein, Elissa's only hope to rescue her people is to travel to the moon of Mythos and find a way to re-open the Aulirean Gate on Lieus.