The older the secret, the more dangerous its revelation.
In the far north, Louis and Roul train to face the growing threat at the heart of Lumiaron. Brice Rennaurd, Shadow Master of the Emperor, plots a bloody course and the dire specter of civil war looms over the Empire.
A world away, Naira follows the dream of her Left-Hand Husband into the red dunes of the Cidan Mashada, where fate and the Gods await their arrival.
As their journeys...