Part Guardian—part Priest, Evanar Hostric is a broken mage with a dark side. Traveling to answer a mysterious offer from the Emperor, he finds himself the enemy of one of the most powerful nobles in the land. But after discovering the Archduke’s secret—that he is selling children to his wealthy friends to fund a rebellion—that suits Evan just fine. Locked in a race to save those that society ignored, he is beleaguered at every step and finds himself more and more willing to do horrible things in the pursuit of right. Evanar Hostric is the Emperor’s Conscience, but does that leave room for one of his own?

Working security in a brothel was just as much fun as Evan thought it would be—until an assassin attempted to murder the Madame. For Evanar Hostric, Imperial Magister and The Emperor’s Conscience, this is much more than a job as he scours the Trulari city of Jerea for three missing girls—and finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy that could spell disaster for two continents.Evan is suddenly thrust into a new role—one he learns he is not prepared for—when he discovers that the only way to his goal is through the most powerful woman in the city.Bound by a promise to a desperate mother, Evan is tested as he must learn an entirely new set of skills that will forever change him.With a wily Madame and a prostitute-turned-spy as his only allies, he does his best to live up to his obligations, all while trying not to get killed, or worse, fall in love. Join Evanar Hostric as he takes International Relations to a whole new level, in this newest look into the life of The Emperor’s Conscience.