A city built on glitter hides a rot that only chaos can cure. Avelith, a former Ward-Mistress of the glorious Sylven Weave, was exiled for mastering the very power her people fear: chaotic glamour. She was forced into the humble, root-tangled Hush-Thicket, a place where the Fae's dazzling light cannot reach. But the light is dying. When a series of terrifying collapses and toxic leaks begin to poison the city's lifelines, Avelith knows the truth: the pure, controlled glamour of the Sylven Weave is corrupted at its source. Now, she is given one impossible chance to earn her redemption-or face final execution. Paired with Kithril, a rigid, earth-bound Auditor who respects order above all else, Avelith must infiltrate the glittering heights of the city she was cast out of. Their investigation leads them through treacherous maintenance pipelines and into the private labs of Commander Varrus, the Head of the Honor Guard, who has built his career on maintaining the illusion of infinite, perfect light. The evidence of his greed is staggering, but exposing him means navigating a lethal gauntlet of guards and glamour-sensitive surveillance. Avelith must risk unleashing her full, chaotic power to reveal the dark, rooted truth behind the city's shine. If she fails, the Commander wins, the poison spreads, and the Sylven Weave collapses into ruin. But if she succeeds, the Fae will be forced to choose between the gilded lie they cherish and the hard-won rooted truth that will save them.