Isca has followed the faith since childhood, taking her away from the Settlements and into the City States. Now, as a priestess, a prophecy bears fruit; she receives a stone tablet to liberate her people and reveal their spiritual homeland. In order to preserve the faith, she must be willing to teach the path of True Will to a heathen, whatever the consequences.
When a stranger appears in the city of Tarsis, he uncovers the truth about the tablet and the boy chosen to protect it. But what if the long-awaited Righteous One isn't so righteous after all?