In a world governed by the Gray Legion and the shadowy Council, safety is a commodity paid for in blood and absolute obedience. For Varric, survival is the only law. But when a routine path leads him into the heart of a cosmic conspiracy, he discovers that some debts are paid in more than just coin—they are paid in humanity.
From the brutal military ranks of the Legion to the soul-stealing silence of the Pact, Varric must navigate a landscape where the line between hero and monster is as thin as a blade’s edge. This is a world where the dead are harvested, death is an extension of suffering, and the very strings of fate are held by an ancient, unseen force.