When a portal spins Rosette and Jarrod off in different directions, Rosette is caught in a loop of repeating events. A strange bard helps her find a way back home, but things have changed—Jarrod is missing, her mentor is a child and women are forbidden to carry swords. While Kreshkali leads the survivors on Earth, Rosette and her Temple Cat turn to the future for help—but which future? Time is their only hope, and it′s playing tricks ...