Marcus no longer wants to take part in the war, knowing it will bring only death. Kitrin must transport enormous wealth to a safe place so it doesn’t fall into the enemies’ hands. Geider, who has no interest in military matters, ends up on the battlefield and becomes part of a game no one can predict the outcome of. Tense relations between the Free City and the Split Throne set the war ablaze, and a new power tries to fan the flames that will draw entire states into the conflict.