After a month of traveling with his companions, Michael, the runaway prince of Jenoth, finds himself on the border between his homeland and an impoverished kingdom, forged out of chaos. Warned of betrayal by a strange voice in his dreams, suspicion falls upon one of his allies.

Now, with magic released into the land by the eruption of a fire hill caused by the prince's hand, they venture west across Acosh in search of a way to cross the cursed plain known as the Black Sky. Friendships are formed and trust is broken as the forces of evil try to halt their progress. Will the small group of travelers reach their destination, or will they be outmatched by the power of darkness?