Just after winning his freedom, Malkarai is lying low and trying to adapt to a civilian lifestyle. He struggles with training the resistant knights, a family that wants to know him when he does not return the sentiment, finding ways to still feel useful and accomplished without using his established skills, and trying to cope with all of the problems from his past that are still haunting him. With Satyrna and Traphian's help he survives and thrives. However, just when he's starting to relax, two hunters - anarchists that exist solely to dismantle government groups they do not approve of - show up, looking for him. Malkarai keeps a low profile as advised by the knights, however, the hunters manage to find his weakness and things take a sinister turn.