Xury celebrates the coronation of its new Ubell Amitear, but that celebration is cut short when Aurora learns she must travel again. Kerr and Thuban follow her without hesitation, but Wolvow is fearful of what they will encounter in Etenrax. He will follow Aurora, but there is a secret his people have kept about the land that will complicate Aurora's journey. Aurora doesn't blame Wolvow or his people for keeping this secret, but it does make traveling with an Elf a little more complicated. A ray of light starts to shine through when Aurora and her friends learn of a secret the Immortal Elves have hidden. The knowledge of this secret heartens all of them, until the night they meet a terrified and angry girl.