Weighted down by misdeeds from a dark past, the fugitive Kort Al'starz flees from pursuer Sagult in Karnath's West, the Hirishin Isles. While until now he evades capture, the crimson knight is not so easily avoided. Kort's encounter with this mysterious figure soon becomes a downward spiral into darkness and death. His wants of redemption might never see reality in this continuation of the epic saga about Karnath's good destiny.