For centuries the Chroniclers have been the keepers of knowledge, history, and tradition. Living and working in the various Havens around the world, the Chroniclers are protected by the Guardians, warriors sworn to shield them from harm. Kess Grayson is a Chronicler, like her mother before her, but she knows there is more to her than just curating dry and dusty books. She feels it. Crossing the social divide between her kind and the Guardians may get her into trouble, but Kess forgoes tradition and seeks out the warriors requesting they train her. And she is right to. Old and soulless forces are massing to bring down the Havens, there may be traitors in their midst, and her own unique and forbidden bloodline could be the key to uniting everyone on the side of light and having a chance to triumph in the coming apocalypse.