A month of competition with the Venator Terrin has passed, and Aylet still has not won the trust of the Golden Prince. Otherwise, why would he call Terryn on a secret mission to the castle, leaving Aylet to cope in the area alone? It doesn’t matter. She will prove her worth to the prince. Many mysteries are revealed in the land under her protection... including the secret of Terrin himself and the strange, dangerous talisman he hid in his room. Her search for answers soon leads Aylet into the path of a dangerous enemy. A ghost from the prince's past has returned to darken the present. Aylet is outnumbered and is not ready to fight such an enemy alone. But when did she retreat from the fight?