Skye and friends press on to his homeland of Sk ney to continue the search for the Wielders of the keys to the gates of hell. They're not long in the snowy isles when it becomes clear that, as much as trouble follows the Wielders of fire and water, so does thunder. Discord among the witches has brought a new enemy who is hot on Skye's heels with murderous intent, and Xander himself is beginning to move the pieces of the larger game no one yet knows...