In the second book in the series, Orla has returned to Crystal Island after her Awakening. Alongside her promised consort, Finn, she is tasked with choosing fourteen new leaders - seven men and seven women - for the Federations of the Earth. They will replace the Chief Generals who are controlled by the dangerous Shadow and have led the planet down a path of greed and destruction for many decades. Under this new leadership, will the planet be able to heal in time to go on to the next stage of its evolution?