Expiation

In the final installment of the Shadeward Saga, the stakes are raised to the highest point.

The threat to the planet becomes imperative and a last ditched attempt to deal with the problem is compounded by the unresolved animosity between Kiri and Zoella.

The priestesses plot their own revenge as the nature of the power that has twisted the course of fate on Esurio is finally revealed.

It becomes clear that life will soon be threatened all across Esurio and only a handful of people are able to stop the destruction.

Desperate voyages are undertaken in order to stave off the threat, for time is now of the essence as Lacaille burns ever more fiercely in the sky above.

Kiri, Meru and Zoella learn that sacrifices have to made to secure the future of their planet.