Now a Green Rider, one of the king's elite troop of messengers, Karigan returns to Sacor City, giving up her merchant lifestyle.

Reports of strange instances of animals turned to stone and entire villages disappearing are brought to the palace from around the country.

In the end the strange magic touches even the main city as suits of iron are brought to life and snow falls within the castle.

Karigan meets with an Eletian prince and learns that she has wild magic within her that entered her as a result of her battle with Shawdell in the previous book.

Mornhavon then possesses Alton and tricks him into singing the song that would destroy the D'Yer Wall, keeping him imprisoned.

Hadriax joins the Sacoridian league and helps in the Eletian King's defeat of Mornhavon in the final battle of the long war.