In her new role as Bethel's warden, Immanuelle realises that her nightmares of fire and blood are more than figments. Desperate to prevent these visions from becoming reality, Immanuelle embarks on a secret mission beyond the Wall, hoping to negotiate peace with the atheistic city-state of Hebron before the war can begin in earnest. Her quest takes her all the way to Hebron. Welcomed as a guest of the Grand Magisters' court, Immanuelle enters a dangerous world of politics and intrigue. But as she works to stop the war, her powers continue to manifest, threatening to expose her true nature to the Grand Magisters, who would see her burned. Then negotiations fall apart, and Immanuelle realises that the only way she can end the war is to win it.