Exiled to a foreign realm, chased and imprisoned by a corrupted enemy, lost to their companions in Vinnr, Symvalline and Isemay have nothing but their wits and will to survive...and the secret to saving the Cosmos. Book Three in the epic fantasy adventure of The Shackled Verities, with magic, monsters, and a Cosmos-crossing quest. After Balavad's attack in Vinnr, all thought Symvalline and Isemay dead. They were wrong. Delivered by starpath to a realm with three moons and a wystic forest of living stone, the lost mother and daughter arrive during the quiet of night along the banks of peaceful river. For the moment, they are safe. But their serenity is quickly shattered... Hunted and pursued, Symvalline and Isemay are separated. Imprisoned by distrusting foreigners, Symvalline discovers that in a few days' time, the realm of Arc Rheunos will be ripped apart by a rivalry hundreds of years in the making, a rivalry she and her daughter have nothing to do with. One that was caused by Balavad. A war and devastating plague loom on the horizon, and if the malicious Verity wins, another realm could be lost. With the fates of Isemay and Vinnr still unknown, Symvalline faces an impossible choice. Betray her oath and save her lost daughter, or join the fight to stop Balavad from enslaving all the peoples of the Great Cosmos-and condemn Isemay to fate.