Kamet is the personal slave of Nahuseresh. He's in charge of all his master's accounts and keeping the household running smoothly. When Kamet is tipped off that Nahuseresh has been murdered, he fears his fate and accepts the help of a mysterious soldier from Attolia.

This is the story of Kamet's journey away from the only way of life he has known into Attolia, a place he has no affection for ruled by a king he has no respect for.

This book is good but not as good as the other books in the Attolia series. I felt the action was stilted and it took a long time to get to the point of the story. It is still worth reading but I didn't love it as much as I did the others in the series.