While High Priest S'Rak struggles to escape the control of his past, Captain Jisten wrestles with his inner fear of becoming a monster. The Zothians have the upper hand over S'Rak. Their magic is strong and unbreakable, or is it? When Hasaviz violates his sworn word, S'Rak sees a glimmer of hope that he might win freedom from his desperate situation. Jisten grows in his role as Rak's partner, until a disastrous encounter causes him to question everything he's doing. His deepest fear has always been that he's no different than the men abusing S'Rak, and now that fear is coming to fruition. Will S'Rak and Jisten's relationship survive the forces that seemed destined to tear them apart?