In this next installment of the Fate's Foe series, the adventure continues for Mathen Cutter and his adopted son Jas. Still settling into life together, the pair visit Alix's gadget shop when 10-year old Jas cleverly thwarts a thief with his street smarts. But soon tensions brewing between elves and the Necromian Kingdom put them all in peril. Anti-elf riots break out after attacks on industrial sites falsely blamed on the elves. While trying to make peace, Jas's true identity gets exposed, catching the eye of the slave traders Mathen had rescued him from years ago. Now Jas's life is again at risk from enemies determined to recapture him and leverage his secrets to instigate war. To protect this boy fated for darkness, Mathen and Alix must secretly whisk Jas away. But can Mathen ensure this bright lad chooses a heroic path when ominous signs suggest Jas may yet embrace his shadowed beginnings?