Decisions can haunt you. Five cycles ago Y'keta's fear of responsibility drove him into exile. Now, settled in a new village, he faces the same choice again.The Utlaak horde is on the move. Destroying village after village in their search for the mysterious Lifebinder Crystal, and Siann, the young shaman who controls it.Soon, they will find his village, and her. On that day Y'keta must decide if he will risk losing everything he has come to love, or will he finally become what he was meant to be? The Guardian.