The town of Hereandnow is filled with much excitement, as the upcoming celebration of the Feast of Trumpets, quickly approaches. However, even with all the joy and festivities, the townspeople are forced grapple with a foreboding sense of uneasiness over what the storytellers proclaim having seen and heard. There upon the hillsides, images of light and darkness, paralleling those found in the ancient book, are said to be happening with ever greater frequency, as strange music, like that of a wedding procession, echoes down the hillsides. Meanwhile, two strangers, the likes of which have rarely been seen in Hereandnow, both carrying mighty swords, are dispatched by the great King Himself, on an urgent assignment. Finally, Hope a seven year old girl with long black hair, manages for the first time to catch a glimpse of a shimmer of light emanating from off the far peaks of Forevershallbe, and ponders the journey and story before her.