Gods can't be trusted, but they are Sefis's last hope.Sefis's sister Thene has been wed to the crown prince of the Empire, but this is no fairy tale marriage.Thene is a prisoner behind the palace walls, and a powerful enemy wants her dead. When Sefis receives a message from Thene, begging for rescue, she turns to a goddess for help. Sefis's desperate prayers yield an unlikely band of heroes: an old woman, a thief, a merchant, and...