Plots in the shadows are deadly.
Lika Stormstrider is the last of the Corsairs, and seeks to free her people from the tyranny of the Seven Temples.
Nikomedes is a disciple of the Master of the Mountain House, hoping to aid his Master in ridding the world of all evil.
And when Lika seeks to rescue a widow and her sons from the iron fist of the Seven Temples, Nikomedes has a chance to aid her from the shadows to advance the Master's work.
Or they both shall perish beneath a wizard's furious spells...