Four ships are converging on Strong Island. They all carry slaves or conscripts hoping for freedom, along with their captors who seek riches, hidden knowledge, or simply vengeance. Who will arrive first? The grieving widow or the man who loves her and betrayed her? The pirates with their precious cargo or the slave boat carrying a deadly weapon? The brother to the Emperor of The Mighty Nations or the boat holding his greatest surprise?
Meanwhile on Strong Island; Uly, Shadow and Flint must make some important decisions that will affect the lives of everyone there. Life or death? Unity or division? Faith or unbelief? Each must chose - and once chosen there is no going back.
And most importantly, will Arrow be able to unite the four directions of the compass in time to prevent a catastrophy?