An inquisitor Ravenor, who miraculously escaped a deadly trap set by smugglers, returns to Justis Majoris by indirect ways. Now he and the team of his loyal helpers will have to act in secret, without expecting support from the Ordoos. Chaos has rooted so deeply in the capital of the sub-sector that it has become impossible to oppose it openly. The most reliable “cover” in such a situation is death. Ravenor will have to become a corpse. He’s, of course, not new to it, but it’s still unpleasant—and then, nearby, some demon is hanging around…