The raven's cry awakens Rayl from the mists of her broken mind, thrusting her into a battle for survival. A fierce fighter with a shadowed past, Rayl strives to shield Kiri, the spirited but naive royal daughter of the Askuzai, from enemies without and betrayal within.

A ruthless warlord rises to power, threatening the tribe's future, Rayl arrives, haunted by visions of a brutal past. Seeking her own place among those who view her as a suspicious outsider, Rayl must navigate a maze of treachery and ambition within a tribe teetering on the brink.

Shadowy forces conspire against the khan and war looms on the horizon, Rayl must confront her painful memories and rise as a leader or fall prey to the forces that will silence her forever. Meanwhile, the raven circles, a harbinger of doom or destiny.