‘I’ve currently drunk my fill of bloodstream, so live a little longer. Breathe fora while and watch what’s going to unfold.’

Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spook’s apprentice. He’s faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a fresh danger has surfaced: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is normally roaming the State objective on destroying everything in her path. To reinforce his skills, Tom is delivered to the much north to teach with the challenging Expenses Arkwright. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill within the edge of the treacherous marsh, and his teaching methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. Will Tom’s fresh bag of methods be adequate to overcome a critical mistake that leaves him confronting Bloodeye by himself?