Erath Nemeira was born ordinary into an extraordinary world. In the land of Pyorde, powerful mages proliferate the landscape, the highest standing of them being the noble elite class: the Specere. Erath has served as a vassal to the most prestigious of these in the light kingdom of Filumos, the Sverijos family, for most of her young adult life, guided and protected especially by Hreinn Sverijos. When war breaks out between the noble Speceres from Filumos and the dark Kingdom of Damio, Erath is caught in the crossfire. Taken hostage by the mysterious, charming, and handsome Verowen, of Specere house Tarnare, Erath's loyalties are tested. As she seeks to end her own powerlessness, Erath is forced to confront the feelings that arise from the tug of war between the two most powerful Specere families of Pyorde. Will she stand with the Sverijos family, who will one day be led by her guardian and long time companion Hreinn? Or will she forge a new path with Verowen, who offers a gamble into the world and power of darkness?