Every sceptre demands a price, and every truth cuts deeper

Following the events at the Astral Mountain, the Quaternity is lead into Xylia’s diseased forests, where the Sickening spreads as fast as suspicion. Leilani, drawn to Astrophel but bound to Blayze by a newfound telepathy, can’t escape the echo of Arden’s memories—or the fear that her own bloodline began the ruin.

When Endellion, Arden’s daughter, unleashes storms and stirs uprisings to seize the Healing Bough first, old loyalties splinter. As Endellion’s Shadow-fueled vengeance ignites, Leilani vows to master her magic—or muzzle it—before the realms burn.