White Mage, Eres, had been surviving, stranded in the middle of nowhere in a little house with an abusive husband. When two Virin come in one night and kill him, everything changes. Agreeing to allow the Virin and two Elves to escort her to Shadowfel, the Mage city of Acaria, is a choice that alters the course of her life forever. The party makes an unexpected discovery on the way, picking up a stray thief who's determined to shake the foundation of everything. Both young women try to find their place in the group of extraordinary people life put them with, struggling with personal demons and attraction alike. But a refusal or inability to fit threatens to tear them apart before they truly attach to the party at all.