Alpheus is on the run from his murder accusations. He is forced to come to terms with the death of his close mentor as well as his identity as a sorcerer. Trekking across the land, he encounters a new host of curious friends and foes who might well hold the key toward solving the mystery that haunts him in the form of constant nightmares—and also reveal to him the deep schemes of wicked men plotting to throw the entire land into war.