The Quest for Numin-U'ia Continues... After searching throughout Elvendom, Alastair locates the faery princess, and his honor demands that he return her to Faeryland before Elvendom's enemies use her to destroy both their homelands. Even though she hates everything about him, he discovers that she absorbs his every thought. Soon, Alastair realizes he must choose between her happiness and his own life...before death decides his fate forever. Gilmar faces execution in the dungeons of Elfindin for the heinous crime of being His Imp Highness. Even if he can escape, he knows he must complete the obelisk's quest before he can truly claim his destiny. As he struggles to prove his worth, Gilmar learns that the fates of both Faeryland and Elvendom depend on whether he will save the hero he has always adored-or remain worthless for all time as he tries to interpret the Cairns of Numin-U'ia.