Karic and Cassius enter the splendor and terror of the Bright Realm, the day world which night-dwelling creatures cannot enter save by random accident, or through utilizing ancient Templar secrets. Is there a price to be paid for bypassing the Guardians of the Worlds? While the druids' obsession with the secrets of Death Magic continues, One-Arm Leito rallies the prisoner mice in a desperate all or nothing escape from the dungeons of King Icarus and Boris the Torturer.