The tale begins with twelve-year-old twins, Ethan and Eisley Lambent preparing for the Awakening: An observance that will mark the siblings passage into adulthood upon their thirteenth birthday. However, only days before the Awakening ceremony the Lambent twins learn of a family secret that will lead to begin a perilous journey into the unknown. Leaving their home, Glæm a country of light Ethan and Eisley are drawn into Gloam a land of never-ending darkness, carrying with them but one source of light: an old lantern, a family heirloom with mysterious qualities.