When you're lost, you can only keep going forward...After the battle at the temple, the Willows are scattered, and while they are trying to find each other, they keep drifting further apart.Mae starts her training as she faces a magical future that she never imagined for herself. Peter continues his unvoluntary service for the Dark Warden, and Stephen, Dionysus, and Ashley try to save what they can of their hometown from a rising new power that seeks to unleash its wild monsters through the entire land of Mythria.The Dark Warden has taken control of Silverwood, but ruling is proving more complicated than he imagined as old allies go silent and start moves of their own toward power. He races to find old, reluctant friends and learns that his fate is more intertwined with the Willows than he first imagined.As the two ancient powers of the land, the wardens and the widows, start marching toward war, a secret force with an unknown agenda makes moves that will change the land and all of its inhabitants forever.The Chronicles of Narnia meets The Magicians in the second volume of a magical Fantasy series that is suitable for all ages, where imperfect heroes struggle with their destinies and the finest treasures are the friends who stand with you when the battle starts.