When Therick discovers his father's death at the hands of a Black Magic User, his only living family member is torn away from him; and that, on his first night following in his father's footsteps as a Diamond Guard. But when the death brings along with it a curse, tainting the Orcan Tree's source of life, the Aldyva River, Therick soon realises he has become involved in much more than a family tragedy. Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a treacherous new world of destiny, magic and a hidden potential he didn't know he had. Can Therick take up the responsibility of freeing the Aldyva River from its curse? The Fate of the Elven Kingdom may rest in his hands...