Torren wanted nothing more than to forget his past and endure the life it had forced upon him. One small, begrudging act of kindness, however, embarks him on a path which will bring him face to face with everything he has so heartily attempted to avoid.

In so doing, events which seemed to have no bearing on his old life now appear to be tangled with his present.

Caught between the world of his birth and that of his present, will Torren be able to set aside his hate and guilt long enough to keep both from utter destruction?