Nera has found her way home only to be captured once again . . . this time, by the one person she thought would save her. It turns out that the picture she was painted of Ithesin and her life before her disappearance was nothing but a pretty lie fed to her by those she trusted most. Now, Nera must depart on a journey to discover what is real and what is merely a facade built from years of war, destruction, and heartache. She meets new friends and old enemies along the way, all while rediscovering her own gifts and rekindling an old passion-filled love she never knew was possible.

But what happens when that journey leads directly into war? The Abolition wants nothing more than to capture those they deem worthy while watching the rest of Ithesin burn to ash . . . and Nera is their most coveted prize. The Restoration, a resistance group, has spent years saving Ithesin refugees caught in the crossfire of this centuries long war. In order to evade capture and defeat The Abolition, Nera must travel to the sacred Caverns in an attempt to complete her Comittence and harness the elusive stones needed to destroy the four penances of Ithesin. But life’s secrets have a way of hiding within the shadows only to jump out when you least expect them.