The second story in the Paladins of Shannara series by Terry Brooks follows the adventures of Shea Ohmsword after his victory over the Sorcerer-Overlord. The victory was not easy, and a year after the events of The Sword of Shannara, Shea becomes seriously ill. Flik, fighting for his life, goes to a witch named Odrana Koos. Having given the medicine, she predicts a new journey. And when their old acquaintance Panamon Creel appears on the Ohmswords’ doorstep and asks for help in returning the Black Irix, a lost reward that belonged to their dead friend, Flick realizes that the forest witch’s predictions are beginning to come true.