Pulled from the sea, pierced by arrows and near death, Knot has no memory of who he was and a Tiellan woman, whose people have long been oppressed by humans, is usually married to and abandoned by Knot on a single day. In her seek out him, she’ll discover her control of magic, but risks losing herself completely. Their fates and those of others will intertwine, inside a land where magic and daemons are thought dead, but dark forces still vie for power.