Aeron, Lord of the Netherworld, comes to the Mortal Realm, taking Lucian Stratton as attendant to guide Pure Souls. They quell evil at Stratton Estate. In Wildgoose Pass, they uncover the injustice of female general Kaelan Hawke, framed and killed, whose spirit protects the city. They clear her name. In a southern water town, they find a female teacher's remnant soul protecting girls. Aeron and Lucian Stratton continue to seek justice.