Along a mountain trail leading to the mysterious fortress of Ordas, a wanderer climbs. He is an excellent warrior and a skilled mage, who knows neither pity nor fear nor doubt—an emotionless future Keeper of all that exists. The wanderer remembers the path he has already walked and the price paid for interfering in the affairs of ordinary mortals. But he still doesn’t know that the greatest trial awaits him ahead. Is the lofty goal really worth one’s own happiness? The answer to that question will only be revealed at the end.