Ten years of intensive training behind him, Cailen looks towards a bright future as a full member of the Sentinels of the Second Order. Unbeknownst to him, chaos and darkness loom on the horizon. Riders pour out of the eastern mountains bearing grim tidings of war. All the while dark cabals of usurpers enact depraved rituals in the dark recesses of the world.

Cailen is greeted with half hearted praise and congratulations. Preparations to march to war are underway and Cailen is tasked with a final endeavor. He must ride south to Red Briar Estate to deliver an encrypted message sent by the cloistered First Order. The message must make it to Grandmaster Borel at all costs.

The road proves to be much more perilous than any could have imagined. Conspirators convene in darkness to obtain the scroll, and if necessary, kill its carrier in the process.