Civil war threatens the Lalannoy Republic. An opposition party colluded with church agents, splitting the young nation in two in a bid for power. Determined to build a coalition against the growing influence of the false Saint and her apostles, the Wainwright Kingdom dispatches a highborn envoy to broker an alliance with the republic's rightful leader. But a diplomat needs an aide, and that's where Allen comes in. Fresh from a bitter reunion with his best-friend-turned-undead-foe, the young sorcerer was already looking for a chance to set aside his tutoring and follow a lead to Lalannoy himself. He knows he's walking into a trap, and he doesn't care. The secrets lurking beneath the city of craft—and the guise of an unexpected traveling companion—will test Allen like never before.