Tinasha has just arrived at Farsas Castle, when she finds that she must set off for the border. There, she confronts her past memories, as well as a foe who has been biding time for seventy years.

Oscar and Lazar venture into a forest to investigate a series of mysterious deaths, out of Tinasha's watchful gaze. Unbeknownst to them, the Witch of the Forbidden Forest awaits within.

Tinasha leaves Farsas to defect to Cuscull at Lanak's side. Something about her actions, however, don't quite add up, which does not escape the notice of Cuscull's chief mage.

During a visit to a fortress on the border of Farsas, Oscar runs into a band of marauding nomads. Their leader challenges Oscar to a duel, on sacred grounds that hide a dark secret.

The kingdom of Farsas enjoys some much-needed peace as the end of the year approaches. Beneath the tranquility, however, a plot is brewing with Farsas Castle as its target.