A few weeks before the wedding of Prince Titus to Lady Jillian and the laying of the cornerstone for Jor'el's Palace, an unexpected incident sends shockwaves through the Guardian ranks. It leaves them reeling in respect to their future.
Shortly after the devastaging incident, a stranger arrives in the South Plains with little memory of how he got there. His arrival triggers a series of events that threaten the stability of the province. He also posses intimate knowledge of people and current affairs, which contines to confound those sent to help Wess investigate the trouble. As the mystery deepens regarding him, answers seem hard to find...or are they hidden in plain sight right in front of them?