Anis and her brother Jatz wish their parents would realise they are now adults.Their life changes when they discover two strange looking men washed up on the beach. The men are telepaths, people outlawed in their home nation of Dreck. The two men must travel to Orta on the opposite side of the continent. The siblings agree to help them, anticipating an adventurous trip, but it is much harder than they thought. The badlands in the centre of the continent are dangerous so their route must go via several other nations, On the way they are joined by three other travellers who have their own reasons for leaving their home nations.When they reach the border of Orta they find their journey is not over. Two members of the Orta nation join them and insist they must all complete a task which will take them into the dangerous badlands and ultimately to Darkhythe.. This task must be completed before they can return home.
