When the sunstone in Sonnweiler is damaged, unrest seizes the village. All of a sudden, it is threatened to be swallowed up by the eternal night, the desolate and deadly ice desert from which the luminous boulder actually protects it.
A circumstance that the thief Nebb wants to use for himself. He, who has been drawn to the light more than the other villagers since his childhood, sees his opportunity to turn his back on the village.
However, his dubious talents are in demand elsewhere. So he gets the order for a most unusual robbery: Highest stakes, highest compensation. Most miserable prospects of success. And a highly dubious troop of skaters, lightsmiths and old enemies at his side.
But if the plan succeeds, Nebb will not only be able to leave Sonnweiler, but also finally satisfy a hunger he thought insatiable...