Weather Mage Riicbeccaan has a plan. As plans go, this isa pretty good one. Officially, she needs to go into the Khobunter-Libendorfarea to figure out what is messing with her weather patterns. Unofficially,since they are going that far north, it’s the perfect opportunity to getdragons. Sure, traveling that direction is dangerous, but with Trev’nor andNolan going along, there isn’t much to worry about, as three full-trained magescan handle just about anything.

But from the moment the three set foot in Khobunter,nothing goes according to plan. The whole world knows that Khobunter is apolitical mess, but there’s another, darker layer underneath it all that no onespeaks of. The three prodigy mages are ensnared by it before they can fullycomprehend what’s going on.

Fighting against an entire country is not something thatjust three people can handle, even if they are mages. Becca, Nolan, andTrev’nor don’t have much of a choice, though. There is an abhorrent evil rightin front of their eyes and they only have one of two options: fight or flee.

Unfortunately for Khobunter, no one has ever taughtthem how to run.