Galamnon and Baaldw'yn, two White Elves, investigate the death of an old hermit, Moorw'yn, with the help of her granddaughter Cleriis, a koralis fisher. But once on Ekrin, a small island lost in the middle of the ocean, the investigators discover that truth is much more complicated than it first appears... What is the role of Orunth'al and Tei hooh, two proud Half-Elves, in this affair?