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Maerad attempts to solve the last riddle of the treesong so that the Nameless One can be thwarted and peace can be restored to the Seven Kingdoms, but first she must find her brother Hem, who holds the other half to the riddle, after waging war against the Landrost.

After a brief reunion with his lost sister Maered, who continues to pursue her dangerous destiny in the frozen North, orphaned Hem is sent south to Turbansk for safety but, as the armies of the Dark overrun the city, he flees with his mentor Saliman, his white crow Irc, and the orphan girl Zelika to join the resistance forces of the Light and finally learn his role in his sister's quest.

Maerad attempts to solve the last riddle of the treesong so that the Nameless One can be thwarted and peace can be restored to the Seven Kingdoms, but first she must find her brother Hem, who holds the other half to the riddle, after waging war against the Landrost.

The further translation of a manuscript from the lost civilization of Edil-Amarandah which chronicles the experiences of sixteen-year-old Maerad, a gifted Bard, as she seeks the answer to the Riddle of the Treesong and continues to battle the Dark forces.

Lina is enchanting, vibrant but willful. And her eyes betray her for what she truly is - a witch.

Pip, a pickpocket, picks a terrible target for his next heist, and instead of a jewel he finds he has lifted a small, leathery object of no apparent value--but soon he finds himself being hunted.