In the glacier-topped Kuraneth mountains, Runnhilde the demonologist must compete with the Tanbar empire for the loyalty of a border town. With her only ally a maddeningly unperturbable demon-worshipping priest, the idea of challenging an entire empire seems laughable. And when her companion's bizarre religious rituals threaten the entire enterprise, everything seems to ready to plunge into the chamberpot. But then things get even weirder: A rival turns into a potential lover, and the creatures that she summons force her to question her whole life’s calling. Runnhilde knows one thing for certain: Getting out of this one will require no normal invocation. A novella in the world of Spellgiver.