Able to make amends with Ione-and somewhat herself for Ione's death-Kazia adjusts to life in Yewa. She is forced to learn some hard truths about herself, including that of her true parentage and the heritage she's inherited. Is she Ankou? Is she Druid? Is she both, or is she neither? A mind-blowing meeting with Macha, Queen of the Druids, will explain questions Kazia has always had about who she is. Back in Duras, however, she will discover a truth that devastates her feelings for Senara, nearly destroying what they're trying to build.The relationship between Druid Brielle and the child Enori, who grows in her Ankou abilities by the day, has solidified into a true mother-daughter bond. Feeling the child is too young to enter training in the Underground, Ankou tasks Brielle with setting up home for herself and the girl to finally give Enori the mother figure she's never had. On a lark, Brielle invites Aela and Mary to join them in Bowhar. Perhaps it's not just Druid fire that will grow hotter.As so many are finding peace and love in a new existence, Bahutha has disappeared. Will they find the God of Chaos before it's too late?
