Book 2 in the Decimus Fate series When two young men go missing, Fate and the Tutor find themselves caught up in a fight for survival against dark witches, mystical assassins and subterranean terrors in the flooded sewers of Guile. Their search for the truth brings them face to face with the notorious Butcher of Guile. But could it be that the greatest threat comes from much closer to home? Meanwhile, in the city of Dymhaven, Sienna Blade tries to free her friend from prison while a prominent mage is arrested and killed by Fate's greatest adversary, the dark sorcerer known as Oruthian Bohr. Is this just a one-off attack or just the beginning of a plot to unleash the horrors of the demonic realm?