Adiún has terrible luck with lovers. One has died, the other has been traded away to help the village, and he has no one left. Joining a troupe of acrobats, Adiún leaves his village in search of Devi, his old lover and best friend, hoping to save him from whatever fate has befallen him since he was sold. He searches in brothels and slave pens with the help of his new friends, but when he finally finds Devi, Adiún is afraid too many bad things have happened for Devi to trust again. Can he find a way to convince his lover that they can have a life together?

Abandoned by their employers in a hostile city, Adian and Matti, together with former slaves Devi and Sauda, must find a safe place to spend the winter. While searching, Adian and Devi struggle to remember how to love each other. The unexpected return of some old friends prompts a flight to the mountain fastness of a rebel people. Have the companions found a home at last? Will Devi and Adian finally learn the hardest lesson of all: that true love might just be the work of many hearts? Find out in this sequel to Master of None: The Eight of Pentacles.