After betraying his oath to the Khalshir Guild, Coryn is expecting to be sentenced to a painful execution. Instead, he's sent out on an assassination job designed to test his loyalty. When the test demands a moral sacrifice Coryn can't bring himself to make, he flees, only to end up in captivity with two outlanders.Kai is determined to save his teenage cousin Adrian from an abusive father. Before he can come up with a plan, their long-lost grandfather...