Cantor D'Ahma has been waiting for this day all his life. He was born with the gift of moving between universes, and now he is ready to leave his old teacher and take on the role of protector of the worlds. But as soon as he steps into his first portal, Kantor discovers that his job is far more complex and dangerous than he could have ever imagined. The universes are drowning in violence and crime, and even the once noble members of the World Travelers Guild cannot be trusted. To make matters worse, the first task is to find the dragon who will become helping him in his work leads him to Bridger, who is clearly good for nothing, but will not leave him alone. With the help of new friends, Bixby and Dakmi, Kantor must uncover the secrets of the rotten Guild before its members become too powerful to someone could have stopped them. But his abilities are not developing as quickly as he would like, and, plunging deeper into the web of deceptions of the Guild, Kantor is desperately trying to understand where the lies lie in his true calling.