The death of King Robsfeld leaves the fledgling new Veldorian Empire on shaky ground. The youngest Emperor to ever sit on the throne is besieged by threats of war from his enemies and fights to assert his control. A mysterious red-head from his home enthralls the young Tobin, but can he decipher her agenda before it is too late? Meanwhile Lonessa is on the move in the South and threatens to destroy everything in her path. While using Gravous to feed her dark magic she finds a way to retrieve her childhood friend, but at what cost? Gravous fights to keep despair from taking him, when a ritual in the Frozen Plains has him stare face to face with his own death. Can he become the Force of Nature he was born to be?