Balor Bren had been the greatest duelist the Empire had ever seen. That was, of course, until he had attempted to assassinate the Emperor and was promptly tortured and thrown off of a cliff. Everyone thought the warrior had died that day.

Garith just wanted to keep his head down and survive. Instead, he was recruited by a very-much alive Balor Bren. Decades after Bren’s first attempt failed, he has returned with a new circle of allies to finish what he had started.

Garith’s mission is simple. Sneak into the Imperial Court and let Balor Bren and a few others inside on a chosen date. On that day, Bren will blow up the High Court, with the Emperor inside. But not everything is as it seems, and the line between justice and vengeance is not always clear…