Lin is a musician and lyricist of uncommon ability in a land where women are forbidden to answer such callings --- a fugitive who must conceal her identity or risk imprisonment and even death. The return of the Red Death, a plague that killed thousands, to the land of Eivar can mean only one thing: someone is spilling innocent blood in order to master dark magic. Lin and several others set out to reclaim their legacy and reopen the way to the Otherworld --- a quest that will test their deepest desires, imperil their lives and decide the future.