Lee arrives at the council chamber to find the leaders of the Great Nations in disarray. Lady Ashara is pale, Lord Zephyros's feathers are ruffled, and Prince Nerites is speaking in frantic clicks. They reveal that the Sunken City once a prison for the Sleeper has become a beacon of dark energy. Scouts sent to investigate have not returned. The last message received was a single word: "Amaranth."
Lee volunteers to lead an expedition. Kira, now a master pyromancer, insists on coming. Taro, now a spy master, has already gathered intelligence. Ren, still the last Sun King, knows the old paths into the city. And Inyocha... Inyocha hesitates. The Sunken City is where he was imprisoned as a child. Where he became the Shadow Weaver. Returning there means facing his past.
But he agrees. Because Lee asks.