The purification of Marin’s Lament might be imminent, but Krai’s curse troubles are far from over. Not if a certain vulpine phantom has anything to say about it. From the vault of Peregrine Lodge, a small box makes its way into the hands of Hugh Regland, and from there, into the clan house of First Steps. And so the storm is unleashed, and the Divinarium’s prophecy is fulfilled at last.

Krai’s battle with the lingering fury of a long-dead queen results in a petrifying curse laid upon Luke. Learning they have only one hope for healing the Protean Sword, a small fellowship consisting of Starlight and Grieving Souls, plus Tino, sets out for Yggdra, a legendary city never before visited by any human.