The search for Sorann takes Grogaan and Ellarna on a journey across the galaxy, one not only of great distance, but one of self-discovery, of personal and spiritual enlightenment. The events and trials Grogaan faces during this time, tests his inner calm, his self-control and his adeptness in magic to the limit.

Grogaan and Ellarna face a race against time; They must locate and rescue Sorann from the clutches of the Vadashine, discover the meaning and set in motion the events that will 'heal the blood of times long passed' and return to the Gaashox quadrant in time to face the coming 'Swarm', an event on which the fate of the galaxy rests.