Since helping defeat Dragnaught's hostile coup attempt, life on Gwindo has been fairly quiet for Rame. With the archons busy investigating a massive Yinang dismandelment, Rame focuses on improving her elementary fractal skills. Accepting the opportunity to train with other clerics, she experiences a cold reception due to her declinial status. The situation deteriorates even further when the archons receive a challenge from the bitter leader of another race. Representing the archons, Rame accepts the challenge, pitting her against a mind-bending adversary. In dealing with this menacing new foe, Rame discovers a possible connection between a key source of galactic sultra and the abducted humans from Earth. In this action packed second installment of the Fractal trilogy, Rame attempts to rise above her perceived inferiority, while learning to control potentially destructive abilities. Along the way, she experiences galactic travel, stunning new worlds, and a darkness that haunts even the most learned masters... a darkness that will test the bounds of her fractal abilities.