Book 4 in the series. Julian and his companions end up in Elegiar, the Golden City—a place where wealth and poverty, magic and poisons intertwine. Guided by a teacher whose disguise hides a cunning demon, he doesn’t realize how the journey will turn out or who is waiting for him in Elegiar. After Julian disappears, Gorron gets involved, promising Philip to find his son. And while the duke challenges higher forces, Philip goes to the winter forests of Ofurt—where a hungry and wild Beast roams.