Tinasha has just arrived at Farsas Castle, when she finds that she must set off for the border. There, she confronts her past memories, as well as a foe who has been biding time for seventy years.

Tinasha leaves Farsas to defect to Cuscull at Lanak's side. Something about her actions, however, don't quite add up, which does not escape the notice of Cuscull's chief mage.