"I will die when I die whether or not it is convenient for all of us. What matters is the purpose of my death." Tlonna Ewôsdírn, the Magin Queen walked away to greet Sithian Rahlan, the very incarnation of evil, and her son, who stands at the gate of Blackhaven. His unwanted appearance will instigate a bloody war that launches the entire land of Nymyños into a raging battlefield. Blackhaven has been brought back from the brink of extinction, but as ties of alliances and friendships grow stronger within the noble kingdoms, so too does the hatred and tension of their enemies. One by one, Tlonna, her Lord Consort Losolin, and their dauntless companions watch as their strongest allies fall to the forces of evil, while Aidyn Sestuns, Master Assassin, the greatest ever to live, struggles against resurfacing dark desires, and comes face to face with death, and worse. He must find the strength to hold onto the Honor of Assassins, or abandon all that he has fought for and succumb to the darkness that haunts him.