The Sisterhood is scattered. The Stewards are in shambles. An evil warlock grows in power. The Rift must be closed, and the weight of that mission falls on the most powerful and dangerous of the Stewards, Brate Hightower. But Brate is ill and close to losing his mind after a battle leaves the Covenwitches divided. As the rest of the Stewards struggle to join forces, they are pulled apart by demonic creatures, people seeking to use them for their own gains, and their own weaknesses. And when Malok Mountain Keeper is forced off his mission by a mysterious man, he finds himself preparing to face King Polbine Voltaire alone. A mission that was doomed to fail from the beginning. King Voltaire amasses more power as the Rift boils forth to consume the Four Lands. Aided by evil and bolstered by the Liar himself, Pol’s plan begins to unfold. And it involves stopping the Stewards from closing the Rift. The Stewards must overcome their trials and rescue Malok from Pol’s grip before the Rift bursts free and all is lost.