High Priest S'Rak and Captain Jisten have won their freedom, but they still have a long road ahead of them. They seek help from the nearest Temple of Night, never dreaming of the trouble that will follow them and threaten to destroy everything they've worked to build. Will Jisten's love survive having his eyes opened about the nature of the man he's bonded to? Will Rak recover from his illness quickly enough to meet the threat of a chaos mage backed by an army of savages?