if it had been up to jon he never would have left crystal city but the fen children had finally broken through the city walls and the okalian way would survive only if some of the okalians survived so jon sets out into a strange new world hes been told to find the ancient land where okalian civilization began but he hasnt been told of the horrors he will have to face in the cold wilderness in order to get there now he must face the fact that everything hes been taught might be a lie a lie he must face for everything to survive