Jamie's new assignment comes with Ghasper's blessing and new mentorship under Earth Jester Galira. It's a welcome change and the first opportunity to return to Nevarah and the Gheyo Pits. She's excited for familiar faces and a promising lead, but the Gheyo in question is stuck in his miniature form. Now, Jamie and Galira must hurry to unravel a dark secret stalking two brothers to deadly ends. With little to go on, rising stakes and bodies turning up without warning, they will have to dig deeper than the surface to find out what exactly lurks in the shadows underneath the Pits. It may be far darker than either of them are willing to admit...