On her first trip into the great city of Atlantis, Cerita Guzman and James Saralonde seek to become apprentices. First, they must survive the Choosing. Determined to earn their places as Knight and Guide of Atlantis, Cerita and James, stand on an ancient training ground and encounter the possibility of death to prove themselves worthy in the eyes of the council. However, when Cerita in confronted by an enemy unlike any she’s known before, she is forced to face her mortality. With her future and James’s hanging in the balance, it seems all will be lost without the help of an unexpected ally. With the unexpected rapidly becoming reality, Atlantis will leave them changed forever.