In the shrouded village of Veil, people born with the ability to manipulate the Energy of the world have lived in peaceful seclusion for centuries. Contact with the outside world of Reality is strictly forbidden for all but Riders, the elite warrior class.
As an apprentice Source Mage, Lani is destined to create the portals between worlds but never traverse them firsthand-until she inadvertently binds her Energy to Real-worlder Rand. Now they will both die unless Lead Rider Aarol can locate Rand and convince him to leave Reality and come to Veil.
All hopes of a quick and quiet mission are lost when they are ambushed by someone who knows the one weakness of every Veiler and isn't afraid to use it.