Mokoya and Akeha, the twin children of the Protector, were sold to the Grand Monastery as children. While Mokoya developed her strange prophetic gift, Akeha was always the one who could see the strings that moved adults to action. While his sister received visions of what would be, Akeha realised what could be. Whats more, he saw the sickness at the heart of his mothers Protectorate. A rebellion is growing. The Machinists discover new technologies to move the world every day, while the Tensors manipulate the elemental natures of the Slack to put them down and preserve the power of the state. Unwilling to continue to play a pawn in