Five years have passed since the Great Flood, which had catastrophic consequences. In the Nameless Kingdom the treasury lies empty; in the south, famine continues; and from the northern borders, an unprecedented disease is closing in on the country. There is a dynastic crisis in the ruling family.
But the main trouble is coming from where nobody expected it at all. Deep beneath the ground, a terrible power is lying in wait, choosing the right moment to deal the kingdom a fatal blow. Yet up above, no one knows about it…