In a land that has lost its mage'ic, two souls are destined to meet. But an evil Nongéva Druid is pulling all the strings. When the need is great, so shall he wake. \—- When the mage'ical creatures in Allanoria begin dying, the last Druid Knight, Setharius Berthannia, realizes too late that The Cleansing has begun. Only one dragon remains—San'Ferath—the King of Dragons. With the help of the Druid Knight, San'Ferath agrees to succumb to a spell called "The Undying Sleep", as it's the lands only hope to salvage its mage'ic. For five hundred years, the blue fever sweeps across the lands, almost decimating the human race. When a Nongéva Druid and his concubine, Dannon Dunsmore, begin to dabble in powers they have no idea how to control, they awaken more than they bargained for. Cethland Mer'Morellis has always believed that mage'ic had once ruled Allanoria. Being a freelance Allanorian mercenary, he's had to keep his beliefs secret for fear of animosity and ridicule. When he's hired by the High Regent of Allanoria to find a woman he claims is his lost daughter, right from the start, Cethland senses something isn't right. Against his better judgment, he accepts the assignment, and with the help of his friend, Griffon Duvella, he sets out to find this mysterious daughter, but encounters danger and betrayal at every turn. Anea Fieblekorn never met her real parents. Left on the doorstep of simple farmers, who died several years later of the blue fever, she's had to make it on her own as a simple dancer. To her, mage'ic is nothing but fairy tales. When Allory Mer'Dessando, another freelance merc hired by the High Regent, attempts to abduct her, she discovers that the most powerful man in Allanoria is claiming she's his daughter. If not for Cethland rescuing her, she might have believed it too. Their coming together is no accident, however. With a DraQaar hunting them, and the most influential man in the lands wanting them dead, Cethland and Anea's chances of survival are slim, but mage'ic has brought them together for a purpose—for when the need is great, so shall he wake.