This book is currently out of print. A decade of living in hiding ends. Élan Gray confronts her fears in order to investigate a mysterious substance that has been killing people. She must use her connections in Terath’s bardic underbelly to find out what it is and who is making it. As a newly-inducted shiv elder, Kassimeigh has a job to do and a score to settle. She’ll see justice done in her own way, with no one to tell her otherwise. It’s not the first time she’s had to reinvent herself, and she’s amassed a unique group of friends who will back her every step of the way. Together they go on a journey that will reveal who their true friends and enemies are, and how far some people will go to get what they want.