Fleeing from forces she doesn't understand, a young girl is drawn into wars she can't win, hunted at every step and blind to her purpose.
Emergence, being the first part of the tale of the Mark Bearer’s Path, is the story of Melhiera, a young girl whose sudden appearance on the streets of a small village in Arboreo are as much a mystery to her as they are to others. As the country teeters on the brink of civil war, Melhiera flees from the shadow-men that hunt her and is thrust into events that seem far beyond her understanding. With few friends and only the cryptic words of the gods to help her find the answers she seeks, she comes to realise that she is at the centre of the troubles, and must discover her past in order to remove the shadow cast on the world by her destiny.