Will Morris is a young boy on the verge of dedicating himself to serve the holy Eternal Light. The only thing that keeps the world safe from a mysterious darkness. But for a young man, the laws of the Eternal are hard to follow. Questions are forbidden. Affection is forbidden. An impossible purity is required. When Will meets a young girl, he learns there are worse things than darkness. And he can't stop himself from breaking every rule he has ever been taught.