Faer'Owyn's authority as head of House Owyn is challenged by a traitor, the dark elf commanding a unit of elite archers. Therefore she has to travel to Butchok, the land of the dwarves, to confront and deal with his rebellion.

While she is there she learns of a new part of her father's quest so she embarks on yet another adventure to find her missing parent, but this time it sends her deep into the mountains of Butchok to the city of Dirakul, once the dwarves' capital but now lost to them.

Not only has she got to find a way through hordes of vicious creatures living in the city, but she has to outwit the machinations of a white elf who is intent on stopping Faer achieving her aim no matter what.