Rainer wakes up in an unclear room, sitting on a throne in proud solitude. His head is muddled; around him hangs the aura of some powerful curse. And even though at first glance no one guards him, all his magical experience tells him that he can’t get out on his own. Who brought him here and why? And Luke Stockhart continues his operation to infiltrate the enemy fortress full of oddities—and he meets an old companion from Roland...