Aden finds himself in the elven kingdom of Talis, where he hopes the elves will have some insight into what he is, and how to control his growing power. While he is focused on his training, the enemy in the Dark Forest is not idle. Entire villages go missing as Aden finds himself in the middle of a campaign against all free peoples he has sworn to protect. He becomes caught between continuing his training and carrying out the duties he swore to uphold.