In the aftermath of the vicious battle between darkness and light, the city of Elantra has emerged victorious. But Shadows continue steadily to haunt every part of its streets…

Elantra stands strong, but countless amounts of Hawks, the city’s staunchest protectors, were lost in the brutal assault. Humans, Barrani, Aerians, Leontines-none from the races emerged unscathed from your defense of the town. Homes were lost, families were spread…and the outcast Barrani Lord Nightshade can be lacking from his castle in the fiefs.

Yet mainly because the chaos surrounding the fight starts to wane, Private Kaylin Neya’s responsibilities must resume, in spite of her grief. Known as in to investigate a triple murder in a quiet part of city, Kaylin and her companions are soon embroiled inside a case that is anything but routine. Evidence of the deadly Shadows that still threaten the city leads to hints of ancient, forgotten magics…and everything could be traced directly to Ravellon, the heart from the Shadows and the darkness they contain.

But it is there that Lord Nightshade will be found-if he still survives.