In the War of Peace the phoenixes sacrificed themselves in the hope that all beings could coexist. Because of their action, there has been peace between magic users and non-magic users for over two hundred years. As a group of magic users start to make noise about an uprising on the ‘human’ side, Ember and her family have to make big decisions about what their next move will be.

What is more important, their secrets, or a peace so steeply paid for years ago.