The eve before Athena turns seventeen, she learns that the old couple that had looked after her for the past thirteen years, had saved her from a brutal revolt that had happened in the Four Flames. The novel follows Athena's journey there. The soldier she meets early on, Malo, helps her through all the dangerous encounters they come across including the Seven Hundred Army and Greliks, who are magnificent yet ruthless creatures. As they struggle to overcome obstacles along the way, they finally find Athena's family. However, will they all survive the War to come?