Ferrys Eris finds herself trapped in Miran Froade’s world. A ruthless master of shadow beasts plays his complicated games, and his pawns can be anyone. Amid the unfolding tragedy, Reiner meets an old acquaintance he hasn’t seen in many years. And Milk Callow, in which something subtle has changed, decides to get to the bottom of what’s really happening in Roland and goes to the one person capable of giving answers…