It had been approximately a year since Ethan had entered his deep seclusion, his mind submerged in the endless torrent of memories fed to him by the Grimoire of Order. A year in the Beast Plane—fifteen days in the real world—but long enough for the tides of power to shift irreversibly.
In that time, the Will Clan—formed from the unified tribes of the T'Shalari and the E'Sherils—had blossomed into one of the most formidable powers across the Beast Plane. Stabilization had not been easy, but under the guidance of the elders, the leadership of Queen Ashtora and Urrandel, and the silent yet awe-inspiring presence of Ethan's Spirit Beasts, they had created something unprecedented: order.
But peace did not last.
Two weeks after Ethan's seclusion began, chaos descended.
