Kovorran, an Ashikan scout has been sent on a seemingly simple reconnaissance  mission soon finds himself entangled in a plot that could destroy his people that he is ill suited to combat alone. However, unexpected allies where he only expected enemies gives him a fighting chance. But as his mission continues he finds a spiders web of intrigue as his own kyndred turn on him and his new allies. Can Kovorran survive long enough to unravel just who is trying to kill him, why they are doing it, save his new allies and his people? Or will his attempts to save everyone trigger the Last Dawn and cause the very apocalypse he's trying to prevent?