Ten years have passed since the Battle of Arnaulden Keep, and once again Carvel is under attack by covert forces intent on her destruction. A coordinated strike’s fury and power point to a single conclusion: one of Torvia’s sorcerers is behind it. As the investigation continues, the search for the truth pits Carvel’s sorcerers against one another, and each successive revelation leads to an inevitable possibility: the most likely suspect is Andrin Sethuel.