The young gelfling Naya from the Drenchen clan lives in the Marsh Forest, where she receives a winged visitor, Tavra, a silverbird from the Vapra clan. Tavra brings bad news: Naya’s twin brother, Gurdzhin, who serves in the Crystal Castle, has disappeared after being accused of treason. Naya sets off to search for him and is ready to clear Gurdzhin’s name in court.
On the way, the ballad-singer Kaylan joins her. He warns Naya about the ominous Hunter in a skull-mask. What if the Hunter is real and is tracking Naya, who has crossed his path? And who is hidden behind that terrible mask?