A year has passed since Dashi narrowly escaped the khan's race with her life.

Now all Dashi wants is to lead a quiet life, but the revelation that her family is the stuff of Purek legend continues to bring dangerous attention.

When her sister, Idree, goes missing, Dashi has no choice but to follow her sister's trail...even if it leads back to her homeland and a city rife with enemies. Balancing uncertain alliances and the dangers of discovery, she must infiltrate the khan's stronghold and free her sister.

Dashi's past is never far away, and as her misdeeds catch up with her, there is more at stake than Idree's freedom. With her life on the line, Dashi realizes that to free Idree she must once again brave the taiga and the traps left by the ancient Pureks. This time her goal is to find the seamripper, the mythical artifact that can counter the golden needle and stop the khan's growing power.