A lie made Drinith one of Gyre's rulers. It secured the city state's support against her enemy, the tyrant Magian the Infinite. Now it threatens to destroy her. Drinith voyages to Gyre's bitterest rival, Ophigee, to convince its rulers to join the fight against Magian. But her audience with her hosts turns into an ambush. Quick thinking wins her a reprieve from the execution block, but the route...