With his nemesis gone from the continent, pursuing her nefarious agenda, Cairn ends his self-imposed exile and returns to find the Infernals on the brink of war.

The disaster is averted with concessions that include Cairn himself returning to Whitefall.

But what he finds beyond the capital gates is a place very different from the home he remembers.

Read, as Cairn advances his magic, reunites with his family, takes control of his regiment and grapples with a world that has transformed in his absence. And uncovers a conspiracy that might just be his undoing.