One year after defeating the Necromancer high atop Mount Ice Skull, the young Drakesarian Asher Brand now facing the High King's judgment for the slaying of Lady Isabel and his father Lord Gavin by weigh of exile. Exile to the one place where his half-dragon powers will not be a threat to the general population, Moonbeam Island. Home to the famed Morenbolt Academy where young aspiring mages like Asher can hone their mystic skills, as well as learn and master new spells along the way. But none may pass through the magical barrier to leave the island unless the High King orders it. That order would come soon enough for Asher when his older brother Prince Thomas suddenly goes missing. The wise and clairvoyant Sage Xandor had a vision of the young Prince being captured by his old nemeses Varon Kilfik, the leader of the Black Bones Bandits of whom Thomas himself had imprisoned. But this time, it is Thomas who is the prisoner, and will soon meet his demise as per the Sages vision unless Asher, Xandor and other allies can make the long, treacherous voyage to the heart of bandit country, the Evrel Isles. A land of cutthroats and thieves that have been transformed into beings of tremendous strength, speed and reflex thanks to the influence of a powerful casters dark magic. Now, the young half-dragon and his friends must stop the public execution of his brother Thomas, as well as bring justice to the tainted, bandit laden land of the Evrel Isles once and for all.