With the evil empire under siege, Athuro Nava calls the Assembly of the Confederation to gather in the newly liberated city of Gemeno. There, he races against time to align the political interests of the nobles and clerics who have gathered, struggling to balance ideals with compromises to prevent his objectives from unraveling. Meanwhile, the Sarmissan Great Lords fight to reclaim the lost empire while hidden elements threaten to defeat all the work Athuro struggles to achieve. This is the second novel in an epic fantasy trilogy.