The land nurtured by the Archimage Haramis — the Lady of the Trillium — is comprised of two kingdoms — Ruwenda, where the Princess Mikayla had grown up in her Citadel, and the more distant Labornok — unified by the Archimage Haramis and her sisters earlier. The central social issue in this fantasy novel is that of balancing the constituent and sometimes conflicting elements which make up a social world in a way that promotes the continued health and vibrant future of the community.

A large part of this effort involves the proper education and training of the new generation, the new leadership. As Princess Mikayla and her soulmate and companion Lord Fiolon of Var venture further into their world they discover hitherto unknown threats and possibilities — fearsome Skriteks, evil magicians on one mountainside, a cult which demands blood sacrifice on another — and learn...