The real danger lies within… The King of Valsair controls his lands through terror by two Houses, The House of Wolves, his hunters, and The House of Ravens, his spies. Tyyr, an agent of the Ravens, is sent to investigate a rumor of a dissenting lord. In her journey, she meets Elmond, a blacksmith's apprentice, and Elle, a young wanderer. Together, when the mission falls apart, they must survive rebel Magi and a brigade of mercenaries as they are chased across the countryside for The Dragon’s Tear, a rare and beautiful jewel. The three will find out how far each of them will go for life, and for vindication.

Tyyr, a member of Valsair's secret enforcement, has gone into hiding. Her arm shattered and her consciousness damaged, she must stay out of sight. A danger is thriving in Valsair, and it's leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. The corpses of two missing girls and a knight send Warden Zaka and his guardsmen on a mission to find the killer responsible. In his journey, the Warden is at odds with a town of hunters who watch over themselves, and take the law into their own hands. At the heart of the matter is Tyyr. Each murdered girl bears her likeness, and the closer Warden Zaka gets to the killer, the closer he gets to Tyyr's secret, and her whereabouts. Tyyr must do all she can to hold herself together and bury the past, or she'll meet her end, through the Warden, or those who seek justice for the blood she has spilled.