The people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever. BYRNE is a Guardian of the Peace, investigating a series of murders in which the corpse was drained entirely of life. FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Guardians destroyed his father, years before. CHOSS is a champion fighter, trying to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood. KATJA is a spy from a foreign land, attempting to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever. Guardians and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of Battlemage.