In a world in which gods and spirits intervene in the destiny of nations, what people would dare to call themselves non-believers? The reclusive clans of Saltleaf Forest are about to find out. When two children go missing on the brink of a conflict that threatens to engulf their small world, one family is forced to confront the secrets in their past and re-tread a journey they wished they could forget. As the future of an isolated people becomes entangled once more in the world they turned away from, each of them must examine what it is they believe in and how much is worth sacrificing to remain who they are.