A slave reaches for stars in the bright dark. So begins a war for justice, love, and freedom. Alaina flees the wazir's rose perfume and court gardens to seek refuge with a Twilket prince of the mysterious sands. The wazir raises an army against Faisal's tents, revealing a traitor hidden in the Oasis of Oaths. Alaina may prove a pawn of intrigue, the greatest traitor, or a key to salvation. Or is she all three? For the wazir's reach is long...