Once, Dartelia was a great country blessed by the Gods and it gave the world great Wordsmiths. They served worthy rulers, endowing them with Heavenly power. But dark times came. The kings angered the Gods, and they stripped them of their gift. The world fell into chaos, the lands into accursed wastelands. After a hundred years of destruction, a young king, Bardoelf, ascended the throne. He declared that he would restore Dartelia and find the Heaven-sent messenger destined for him. Ethen had been forced from early childhood to keep away from others, hiding his ominous dreams. But one mistake dragged him into a dangerous game, where the well-being of the country is at stake. Now, for everyone, he must become a legendary Wordsmith and the hope of all living things. Can Ethen, once he learns what cruel truth lies beyond the palace walls, face his fears and become an unsurpassed impostor—giving himself to the one whose life is doomed to death?