In the Kingdom of the Five Gods, Dowager Royina Ista’s fallacious pilgrimage-come-holiday, guided by an incompetent Divine of The Bastard, has been unexpectedly assailed by a roving squadron of Quadrene Roknari. Along with their lately unpleasantly-afflicted soldier guard, Foix, they are rescued by the charismatic and irrisistable Lord of the Quintarian city of Porifers, Arhys, whose speed in battle and ability to overcome injury are seemingly miraculous. They are taken to safety in his castle and welcomed graciously by his wife and servants. But all is not as it seems!
Each conceals a secret, or not so secret flaw or failure, and despite being on the same side they hide a host of disparate goals… What do the Roknari want?
Tags: Mystery, Secrets, Mental and Spiritual Conflict, Narrative, Character Driven.