Their will be need in the world for one of unique background, skill, and temperament. Thomas, Ceitidh, Yorid, Axis, and Zophiel all play an uncertain part in the forming of this one. This is the story of a knight carrying out a political mission, then of two runaways escaping a country, then of old friends retreading old paths, then of the greatest in their practice on a quest for a query without parallel. None of the participants on any of the journeys at any point realized the greater design in them.