Scholar-cleric Kommin serves at the whim of a king whose secrets run deeper than the night. When the king's daughter vanishes, he entrusts Kommin with her journal—a tome of cryptic entries that whisper of forbidden truths.

With each page, Kommin unearths sins that could tear the kingdom apart. The deeper he digs, the greater the danger, for some secrets are meant to stay buried. Seeking refuge with the General of his order, he soon learns the conspiracy stretches far beyond the palace walls—and that he may be more entangled in it than he ever dared to admit.

The line between ally and enemy blurs. The truth is a trap. And the shadows do not let go.