Rescuing Anriette from the Viktor Empire's castle requires getting past its tight security, but somehow Allen manages to slip through. Anriette's story is troubling—it completely contradicts Curtis's account. If Curtis isn't Anriette's younger brother, then just who is he? What does he want? And, if it comes to that, what will it take to stop him? And will any of this lead Allen to the peaceful life that now seems more a distant dream than ever?