Welcome back to The Known Lands. Both Marli and Lavare are paying the price for their gatebreaking ways. The dread Raptors have taken Marli prisoner. Rabin finally made it back to The Hills, but he's no closer to stopping the dreaded Lord Rehail than he was before. Marli and her fellow prisoners come up with a bold scheme to contact Rabin and the other rangers, but will their message and their messanger even be believed?