After the horrors of Skarta Night, a reeling Jael must fight her way through a web of lies and deception as Oren Storgard and Gunnhild unleash their plans for Osterland. Though first she must confront Eadmund to discover what has happened between him and Ineko… In Hest, Karsten is desperate for a dreamer. Unaware that both his enemies and his allies seek to topple him, he is distracted by a surprise visitor and a shocking murder, which has him fearing for his life. Loose in the castle, the murderer will strike again, but who will be its next victim? And having survived their terrifying encounter at sea, Edela, Bertel and their friends arrive in the sprawling city of Ohzan searching for answers, only to be met with danger, disappointment, and an unexpected twist of fate…
