On all of Arreda, it is hardly possible to find a connoisseur capable of accurately explaining who the dantalli are. Of all the other beings that live side by side with people, these are perhaps among the most mysterious and dangerous. Malsten Ormont— a dantalli and a fugitive criminal, whose deeds in the War of Kingdoms turned into a threat of a brutal execution for him— is forced to hide in remote villages, keeping hope for a peaceful life. But hope is not destined to come true. The pursuers have gotten too close, and Malsten must once again go on the run. However, this time he will not be going alone. The huntress who found him by the latest entry in her missing father’s diary becomes an unwilling traveling companion for Malsten. They do not suspect that both of them have already become puppets in someone else’s game...