Press-ganged as a sailor, Berren spots someone who might be his old master Syannis, who killed Berren's first love. Thought dead, Syannis is hard to kill. Berren is caught in a web of political machination and danger. Syannis is a deposed prince willing to go to any lengths - including dealing with the black-hearted sorcerer Saffran Kuy - to regain his throne.
