Tovey is running for her life. After escaping the collective, a bowman hunts the defector as she flees into the Tenbris before accepting her soul-crushing defeat as she returns to serve the kingdom of Abolend. Tovey hears a prophecy that King Mallum has been secretly hunting the kingdom for a demon, prophesied to wreak chaos, with eerily similar details that describe her mysterious birth. Desperate to outrun the dark forces that may be inside of her, Tovey flees the kingdom to protect the people and herself. Prince Cullus of Abolend strikes a deal with the creature he feared his entire life-her freedom in exchange for entering an enemy kingdom to stop the final war.