After saving the prince from certain death and convincing the sun priests that he's not dead but in magical stasis, a high priest of the Lord of Night should have time to relax and enjoy his tryst with the captain of the palace guard. Between the nobles blackmailing him over his past and the sun priests intent on staking and beheading the prince (to save his soul), Rak's in deeper trouble than ever. And to make matters worse, the captain doesn't even remember their tryst.