 The book is set in the fictional world of Edil-Amarandh.According to the author, this book is the third part of her translation of the 8-part book "Naraudh Lar-Chanë" (the "Riddle of the Treesong").While his sister, Maerad, was in the north in search of the Treesong, as told in "The Riddle", Hem and his mentor Saliman arrive in Turbansk, the centre of the light in the Suderain, which is Saliman's School.