Teenage orphan Leila managed to restore the Shadow God Betsalel to the pantheon of the Gaspari Dominion, and has been rewarded for her service with love and a comfortable life. But now the dark one commands her help again, and she is torn from Tevo's arms as she travels to the dark and mysterious kingdom of Palambo – seeking out an evil djinn that has usurped her master's temples and must be stopped at any cost. The little thief will acquire new powers, and become a deadly assassin as she travels across the breadth of the kingdom in disguise – hoping to thwart the murderous cult that means to put one of their own on the throne.