A distraught mother desperately searches the vale for her missing daughter. Tormented by recent events, Nathanar – newly appointed Captain of The Blades – undertakes a quest to locate and bring back the missing Freylarkin. Aided by the powerful scrier Darlia, a repentant exile working to earn the acceptance of her kin, Nathanar’s investigation takes him beyond the vale, to the Ardent Gate. Reunited with his former charge, their paths intertwined, both he and Anika learn of the shadow infiltrating the Knights’ ranks. Accompanied by a pair of reluctant Knights, the unlikely group travel through the Ardent Gate into a new domain, far from the relatively safety of Freylar, in search of answers. Can they work together to discern the cause of the recent disappearances and uncover the mysteries trapping them in their new world?