Growing up Ren has tried to come to terms with the sudden disappearance of her mother, and helped by her mentor, Karn, she manages to keep her family fed, but on this day her life will change forever. After an otherworldly encounter in the woods, she is marked by an ancient spirit and finds herself hunted by the ruling order of the Kah'Nath.

Marked by an ancient spirit and chased from her home village, Ren is now on the run with Hunter, a man she barely knows. The pair set out to find the Archivist, a mysterious Mahri expert who may hold the key to removing the spirit from Ren. But Commander Othon and the Kah’Nath army are closing in, and both Ren and Hunter will have to make dangerous decisions on the way to their goal.

On the run with the roguish Hunter and growing close to him, Ren is devastated when he betrays her for a purse of money. She is found at Featherwell Castle, where she meets the enigmatic Archivist. Can he get the spirit out and give Ren her old life back? And where will Hunter's path lead him next? Plot TBC.