One generation after war had nearly destroyed three nations, evil was returning. The promise of peace rested on Mel Dawnfield's noble vow: to marry Cobalt the Dark - heir to a family of legendary cruelty. With only her uncontrolled spells to guide her, isolated in Cobalt's home in the Misted Cliffs, knowing poisoned blood ran through her husband's veins, Mel struggled to embrace her unexplored mage powers and unveil the light in her shadowy new world - including the radiance hidden in her husband's soul. For her enemies were gathering strength, and they would soon unleash the darkest of evils in the name of war.