First shy rays of hope for reconciliation between two peoples broke through the clouds of hatred and distrust. The tribe of faceless ones is drawn into a whirlwind of political intrigues of the human world. While the troops of Adamant march toward the walls of Nordgard, conspirators stir unrest in the kingdom. Meanwhile, far to the east, a fugitive heir of a mad count gathers a great hural to remind the people of the desert of the promise they once made to his father…