Yolanta, king of the Tookans leads the Amarrat armada across the Circle Sea. Yet Yolanta is plagued by doubts about his loyalty to the Amarrats after King Zuul invaded Yolanta's mind.

Lanth is frantically preparing to defend itself as Arken’s friend, Asher, sails to the Nander Water Cave. He is accompanied by his mother, the Queen of Tolaria, who plans to read the Necklace of Tol in hopes of divining a strategy to defeat the Amarrats. The collision of these forces is inevitable. But who will win the battle at sea against the Amarrat Armada?