Kaidan Lionheart thought he knew what his destiny was, turns out he was wrong. After facing down a traitor to the crown, Kaidan and his friends find themselves searching across Aldara for clues to his past and allies to stop a pretender from rising to the throne of Geweth. When the agents of the Blackguard catch up with them, they are rescued by a most unlikely ally: the Dragon Riders. As Octavius Valarian's plan edges ever closer to reality, Kaidan must decide if he will claim his birthright as a Dragon Rider, or turn his back on his true heritage.