Fugitive criminal, crown traitor... This is who Mara el Ro is now considered. It is not safe for him to be in the empire. But, unable to break the magic oath and leave the country, he goes to one of the most dangerous places on Thalram. Where few manage to survive, but no one cares about someone else's past. And now let not people hunt for Mar, but drachts... well, a good killer has a job everywhere. Especially if he is a former shadow and the sword of the great emperor that has become unnecessary.