Aftermath takes place after The Elfstones of Shannara, after the Demon invasion of the Elven Westlands. One of the hero’s of this Elven/Demon War was Stee Jans, a commander of the Legion Free Corps. Stee Jans is a great fighter and commander and when this story begins he is semi-retired in that he is done fighting but is training new recruits for the Border Legion army. In one of the groups he is training, he notices a new recruit and that is special and Stee Jans sees something in this new recruit and gives him a chance.