After her adventures with the Key of Amatahns, sixteen-year-old Janir Caersynn Argetallam returns home to find Brevia on the brink of war with a neighboring, Stlaven. Her foster-father and even Saoven - a brave young elf warrior - think it will be safe at the castle where Janir grew up. However, while trying to unravel a looming mystery, Karile - self-taught wizard and Janir's self-appointed best friend - becomes certain that there is danger in the mountains surrounding Janir's childhood home and that it has something to do with Stlaven's most powerful family, the Vanmars...