Religious unrest inflames the Kingdoms. Mad gods seek their vengeance. And the will of the Sword refuses to be denied. Ryn and Josalind are forced to take separate paths where the murder of an innocent and the sacrifice of family may be inevitable.

After receiving a letter with secrets both wondrous and life-threatening, sixteen-year-old Twilight Adams sets out to stop the enslavement of children at a wicked plantation, only to face her own captivity.