Drakan is planning to invade the Highlands and will destroy any chance of a respectable and independent life both in the Highlands and in the villages. Dina, Nico and the family live a dangerous nomadic life. Dina meets a mysterious stranger - her father, Sezuan, but when Davin and Nico are imprisoned at the dreaded Sagisburg, Dina is forced to embark on a perilous journey with Sezuan to free them. Sezuan is a Blackmaster with the power to make people see illusions; Dina discovers that she possesses his abilities on top of her own supernatural abilities.