Layna and Gryffon work tirelessly with the royal mages to find a way to break the terrible curse placed upon them by the Forgotten. The containment dome around the city of Naoham, designed to keep it from spreading to the rest of the country, has bought them some time. The curse won't immediately affect the people, and the lack of visible symptoms is so far keeping the inhabitants fairly calm. Eventually, however, Layna knows that this will also work against them. The people will become restless at being detained for no obvious reason…and their patience will become their time limit…
Natalya's newly rescued sister, Alina, may find herself transformed into a blood-thirsty raving beast if they can't find a way to stop the Bricrui from taking hold in her soon. Though the mysterious plant from the Ferryn Plains seems to be keeping it at bay, circumstances change that makes finding the cure that much more important…
Though Katya has found her other half as the prophecy predicted, her adventures are not yet over. In order to gather information about the tribes for Layna, she must travel to each of the different factions for one last world-saving quest...