Captain Tomhrod Tuig of 'The Shining Song' did not believe in fate - just wind, tide and the helmsman's skill...but when he visited the Brogmeers to recruit an able seaman, third class, for his ship, fate lay in wait...for he could not have known that the sailor he would choose would turn out to be the Rowan Seer, or that together they would then uncover an ancient parchment named the Grey Skin of Soules. When they did, they found themselves caught in a desperate race against time to save the Old North from an ancient, hidden menace, with the very legions of hell in close pursuit...