Faer'Owyn's plans to revive the exiled House of Owyn begin with an intention to restore the long-defunct Empire of Narok. To do this she will need to add other kingdoms to her realm, and her first target is the small mountain state of Sibilac, long disregarded by everyone as being too insignificant to bother with.

Taking a small but elite force with her, she intends on conquering her neighbour, risking war with the other kingdoms of the continent of Ukar. But to get to Sibilac she must get her few followers through swamps inhabited by huge monsters, and solve the puzzles of a long-forgotten labyrinth populated with traps and other hazards that would thwart those less skilled than her.