Snowdenaelikk by no means planned to come back to the town of Illharek, but that was prior to the siege in Cardik, before the violent as soon as forgotten goddess Tal’Shik came looking for revenge at the top of the Taliri army.

The only people who can save the Republic are Snow, her partner Veiko, and the highborn scout Dekklis. Together they imply to muster the power from the Senate and leverage the arcane knowledge of the Academy’s Archives.

Once in the town, however, they discover the situation has already been dire. A allergy of disappearances among the highborn men as well as the resurgence of outdated heresies claim that Tal’Shik’s godsworn have previously infiltrated the town.

When Veiko is put into the ranks from the missing, Snow is done waiting. She agents a deal with a rival god to obtain the power she must prevent Tal’Shik. But Snow has never been good at producing bargains, and this deal will cost her….