In Brigant, Princess Catherine prepares to marry a man she met, while her true love, Ambrose, faces the executioner's. In Calidor, downtrodden servant March seeks revenge on the prince who betrayed his people. In Pitoria, Edyon stands at a crossroads: family and fortune, one way destruction, the other. And in the barren northern territories, Tash is facing her demons - literally. As the kingdoms' alliánces shift and shatter, these five young people find their futures inextricably linked by a mysterious bottle of demon smoke, and by the unpredictable tides of war. Who will rise, who will fall, and who will unlock the secrets of the smoke?