For centuries, the elite group of warriors known as Whispers have gone through the ritual known as the 'Whisper Rite.' These men and women live throughout the country of Mandalay and are always known within their secret society by the soft, intimate flow of air through the inner ear. Like a whisper of a breeze. For everyone within this group there has always been a feeling of camaraderie and a compulsive need to protect fellow members.Until now...Assassins have been found throughout the land, these assassins have the feel of a Whisper, thus they are given complete trust, but they are not compelled to protect but to destroy all Whispers. Many Whispers are being killed and our heroes must find a way to stop them.We meet the new version of Twig, wise, patient, and experienced. He has inherited nearly three centuries of knowledge from the experiences of a giant shaman and wants nothing more than to pass along all this information. Conny is there to soak up everything that Twig has to share. Frankie is finding it difficult to adjust her dreams of their future. A new king is preparing to take the throne, the country is beginning to heal, and new leaders are chosen.