All hope has vanished when two young adults escape the forest barred prison which they had called 'home' for so long. Admiral Talan is furious when she discovers that these same two adults aided in the escape of others, fearing a plot to overthrow her excessively lengthy rule. Lost, with the Admiral Talan's elite service, the Crooked Red close on their tail, these brave young rebels must fight their way to freedom: for if they do not, all hopes of a free Aetellia and the secrets of the Talan, die with them.