Only she can change the course of events. Rhya Fleetwood is tired of being a pawn in other people's games. After the bloody battle during the Fyremas festival, she has lost her friends and her new home. And she fears she will lose Penn too… The Relic of Fire is consumed by rebuilding his kingdom and by an insatiable thirst for revenge. Meanwhile, Rhya's path leads her to the Court of Water, where an ever-stronger bond begins to draw her to another Relic – the mysterious King Soren. The more she learns from him about the power that binds them, the less certain she becomes of her future, her own desires and the role she will have to play in the coming war. Torn between fire and water, between the king who broke her heart and the king who understands the power slumbering within her, Rhya must be especially careful, for she could lose more than just her heart. Filled with newly awakened maegic, Rhya Fleetwood defies destiny in the sequel to Tkającej wiatr.