"The flower growing beneath this willow sure has some thorns." Gerwyn Wyken and Callan Grimsor were once fellow disciples under Grand Master Eardwulf Hurste, but they had long gone their separate ways. Now, another war with Ascana draws near, and they are tasked with following in their master's footsteps. Their mission is to infiltrate Ascana and discover what secret weapon emboldens their forces against Oberon's army of mages. But fighting for the future is already hard enough without having to confront the past.