The Imperial armies have breached the Wall, and the Watchtowers are broken. As Artesia and her company prepare to march south to aid the Middle Kingdoms, the stage is set for a war greater than any they have ever seen. Yet more than the prospect of war with the Empire makes Artesia apprehensive. Her dreams foresee the death of the world, and the spirits tell her of vile treachery back home in Dara Dess...