After surviving the first war, Greye ended up in a tangle far worse than the struggle over power in the free cities. An airship carries him straight back to his homeland—into the duchy of Shimmer—where he must put on a crown and solve the problems that have fallen on him because of his father’s death. Of course, not everyone will be happy about the return of a prodigal bastard, while—meanwhile to the north—clouds are gathering…