Sam, a stranger to the world of the Fae, sees an unexpected present from one of the Elemental Court’s most enigmatic Lords turns out to be far more than he bargained for. In the meantime, Utmost, an Arbiter from the Divide Worlds Treaty, gets closer to uncovering who is behind the murder of the Shower Chapter. Can he stay true to his sworn responsibility without being destroyed by his personal get better at, whose insanity threatens to unravel them all?