Not long ago, sworn enemies who fought each other near the Black Tower—necromancer Neyasyty and inquisitor Etlau—find themselves on the same side of the barricades in the struggle for Arkin, the Holy City. For a while, they have to put aside their old disagreements and unite against the invasion of the Claw Empire, otherwise there may be no “right” or “guilty” left to speak of. Magicians from the Ordos Academy and the Magic Court help to save Evlial: Klara Hummel, Sylvia, and Dintara—as well as unyielding rivals: the elves of Narn and the Everlasting Forest. Only together can they defend the very existence of life…