"Hush, little one, and you will see a starlit web of mystery.” Queen Marinne awaits a sign from the Maker about her unborn child, but the heavens are worryingly quiet about everything except the new star taking over the sky. Others look to the stars as well, but none more than the Starreader's loyal apprentice, Dynast, who finds himself cast aside and left to search the skies for answers on his own. Elite guard Arrow has no time to wonder about the star as he protects the royal family, a task that becomes harder when the Starreader interrupts the christening to prophesy the end of days. Fear and confusion unsettle the kingdom, and a bid for survival turns into a desperate search for truth and hope.