Essaya is the heir to the throne of Welden, and while her father is in Smir, she is in charge. Some of the scouts has found a new land she hasn"t heard of and is getting ready to take off to explore it. After a hard night, her home is attacked by strangers and kidnaps her maid and little sister. Essaya then decides to go try to look for her and choose to take her best friend and her generals son Alistair and a captured prisoner with her, even if her father has told her to never trust a stranger. It is here Essaya"s adventure starts.