Tinavi tries to return home, but stumbles upon continuous trouble. And in Sholokh itself, not everything is so smooth. Palace Island has been cracked and an earthquake in the Forest Kingdom threatens to destroy the necropolis. Who lives under the mound and how does it threaten the capital? Where did Prince Lissay go? And what kind of Void is coming? No one but the Afflicted will be able to assemble a dangerous mosaic of these mysteries.