Tinasha has just arrived at Farsas Castle, when she finds that she must set off for the border. There, she confronts her past memories, as well as a foe who has been biding time for seventy years.

A foreign envoy shows up at Farsas Castle, demanding an audience with Tinasha. As Oscar is about to send him away, the mysterious envoy utters a name that changes his mind.

The kingdom of Farsas enjoys some much-needed peace as the end of the year approaches. Beneath the tranquility, however, a plot is brewing with Farsas Castle as its target.

Oscar and Tinasha venture out to Yarda to find its missing princess, and to put an end to the escalating civil conflict orchestrated by the Witch Who Cannot Be Summoned.

Tinasha and Prince Legis of Tuldarr are met with assassination attempts. A mysterious woman visits Farsas Castle and offers to bear Oscar's child.