The apprenticeship is over and now the real test has begun. When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder, able to capture and release souls, spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before.