Witch Hunter Captain Silas Flint has once again been summoned to the imperial capitol of Salem. His brother, the twisted wizard Charles Flint, has announced the birth of a new nation, one dedicated to the proposition that all magicians are superior to the common rabble and deserve a home of their own. The Emperor himself has requested that Captain Flint tell the imperial government everything he knows about his younger brother, and what this means for the Empire of Cascadia.
Captain Flint, along with his faithful assistant Ricardo Navarro, the repentant witch Zelda Fletcher, and Witch Hunter General John Abernathy journey to Salem to testify before the Emperor and Parliament. They will make a tempting target for Charles's lieutenants. Flint and Navarro are thrust onto the international stage as the government debates what to make of Charles's new nation. Waiting in the shadows is a ruthless assassin who has them in his crosshairs. The duo will not only have their own lives to worry about, but the shadow of war.