Separated by time, and a sea, what might have been two happily ever afters were darkened by destiny.

Althea knows her truth now-or, at least she thinks she does. The only thing she is certain of as she voyages to her birthland is the steady presence of her unlikely ally, Adathan.

Otherwise, she is faced with doubt at every turn. In Ciaragen, and the secrets she keeps. In Atlas, as she balances a new distrust with her lingering affections. And in Emelina, the woman whose life Althea led as the human princess she thought she was.

Together, they journey from one continent to another, learning as much about themselves as they do about each other.

Meanwhile, Dion's tormented past is brought to light. What did he endure for those twenty-one years separating his past from Althea's present? Only one person knows. And he just happens to be on a ship headed to Eshelle.