Ever since young Lucynel can remember, the magicians supressed the mortals and enslaved them. Now, as it turns out that one of them had lived under farmers and peasants his entire life, he all the sudden becomes a threat to the most powerful men in the world. Together with an unexpected ally, he leaves his old life behind, fleeing from those who are like him. Their journey takes Lucynel and Leira across a country of myths and secrets and and new hope that rises as Lucynel becomes the heroe he is supposed to be.