Following their victory over Whitesun and Gar, and mourning the loss of Klare, the chosen seek the incantation that will enable them to restore Klaybear's wife; their victory is not without cost, for both Holvar and Karble, the seklesi and kortexi orders, have been destroyed. Their only hope is to find the secret fortress of Potimus, original thief, which fortress protects this lost incantation.