Lyrin's home, an ancient, magical forest, faces annihilation: a fanatical cult of fire mages advances, ready to destroy everything she holds sacred. To save her world, she has no choice but to accept the help of a stranger-and to trust him. But soon she realizes that the cult's power is far greater than she ever imagined. Not only the forest, but her own fate, teeters on the brink of going up in flames.