When rebels stripped Gailithe of the drug that kept a kingdom obedient, his response was swift and merciless - Princess Cassandra taken, a hostage to remind everyone what defiance costs. Rhodar, a weathered general with a broken past, is tasked with bringing her home.
But rescue is only half the war.
As Rhodar's band fights to free Cassandra, a harder question while they have the chance, do they end Gailithe for good? What justice truly demands, who deserves mercy, and whether those who fight tyranny can wield power without becoming it.
When the wheel finally turns, who will hold it - and what will it cost them to keep it?