Since Mare's mother died in childbirth, the teenager has been living with the father in the largest kingdom in Norfrand. But the two are in hiding. Hiding from the head of the Beasts, an ancient life form that has been in a constant war for living space since humans colonized the land. Desperate to leave life on the run behind, Mare heads out to do what no one has ever been able to do before. To kill their pursuer and leader of the monsters, and bring his father and humanity the long-awaited peace. An effort that becomes even stronger when Mare learns the truth about the death of his mother. And the truth about himself ...