It’s better not to know the answers to some questions. What is it like to live forever, to play at being gods, to destroy the only enemy for centuries? That’s pretty dangerous—especially when someone from your own side is running a secret game.
She hates prohibitions, rises above them, and wants to know everything. There are riddles that are straightforward, complicated, and deceptive. Some would prefer to leave them unsolved, others—never to have them set for them at all. She is going to stir them up, because her own life and freedom are at stake.
And the key to salvation lies in the stories of the past and a deal with the one who would really like to be believed…