Marius following Yuri into the mainland of Thenus after his friend's banishment, leaves him alone, pathless and far from Highwash, his childhood home. Alone with Yuri, Marius finds himself overwhelmed quickly, haunting premonitions filling his waking hours while the newly discovered world of Thenus pulls at his soul. Ralis, injured from his conflict with the Prince of Thenus, finds himself quickly facing demons of old. His old self an ever-returning battle, forcing him to face events from the past. Sebastien, lost amidst Thenus' winter fields, soon realizes even the grandest of tales quickly untangle into webs of lies. Dragged along the pathway of fate, each of them unknowingly rush forward towards a fate strung up by the will of others. The choices they have to make soon determine the outcome of everyone's life.