When a trip to the seaside ends in tragedy, young Jamison flees from the one person meant to protect him. Finding refuge with a crew of forgotten children, he struggles to figure out if their leader is someone to follow or a pirate lord to be feared.
Ten years later, present-day Jamison is a single father trying to give his daughter a better life as the town apothecary. In a town scourged by the red rash, Jamison fights to keep hope alive against the ticking of the clock. Weaving tales and offering healing powders, Jamison inspires the children of Ermenya to believe they might yet outlive the plague that stole his young wife.
The unexpected appearance of a long-lost friend reveals a series of threats tracing back to his fractured past. Jamison would do anything to keep his little Moira safe from them all—but pirates have a way of carrying grudges, and not all mothers are good.
