A Goddess weeps. Powers clench their mantles. Rumors whisper of war.
An old weapons master comes out of retirement. House Ahlund seeks to use Aidan and Mei for their benefit. City Lords discover their task may be a greater danger than they believed.
Aidan And Mei Lynn seek strength to overcome the obstacles ahead of them. Tackling a phantom from Mei Lynn’s past is only the first step. Finding Kira seems an impossible second. To survive, they will need to trust others with secrets that have seen greater artists fall.
Pyreheart, a city of opportunity, may be the answer they seek or a ripple in a much grander game where the currency is strength, and the players are as old as mountains.