Extinguish the lies, ignite the truth.

The last few months have taken Yosarai Patican on a journey she never expected—a winding path that has carried her to places as divergent as a remote mountain village and an underground print shop. It is with relief, then, that she finally turns toward home in Indel. Yet time cannot be reversed nor actions unmade, and those who have done her harm must be confronted.

Prince Xander is more than happy to accompany Yosarai. He simply wishes it was by choice rather than by force. But Parliament has turned against him, and a trusted friend has revealed his true loyalties, making his home a dangerous place. With the throne, his family, and his life all imperiled, Xander needs answers now, and the man holding them lives at the heart of Indel.

But time is not on their side. Centuries of planning have reached their final stages while an invention decades in the making is ready to be revealed. Puzzles once meant to protect now hinder, and the countdown has begun.