A year after their harrowing journey from the sleepy town of Braddock to the splendor of Angela's Haven, Hope Defoe, Lauren Axton, and Varsha Bannon are excited to sail to the quinquennial Council of Janis. Manny Alonso, growing more powerful under the tutelage of storied Enchanter Christopher Deas, sets his sights on a new prize: Hope's heart. When Constable Sana arrives with a warning, dangerous threats from the past resurface to transform a simple ocean voyage into a grim passage toward dark horizons.