The Twice Blessed has vanished and so have the other Blessed. King Daric is unraveling. The Royal Guard is shaken. Questions haunt the halls of the palace. Who was Gwen's secret lover? How did no one see them all leave the city? And worse, where have they all gone?
Gwendolyn Wood is in hiding in the last place anyone would expect, save the Port Tythrenn. Not even Damon would ever expect her to return to the city that had damned her twice over. Not while it is still under the iron fist of the High Priest of Solreth. But that is exactly why she has returned. Living under a false name, Gwen finds the only work available in the city to a single young woman, minding the front of an alchemist's shop.
Gwen doesn't know how long she will be able to hide her Blessings as she tries to reclaim the life she believes she was meant to have. But Chaos never stays hidden for long.