The Kingdom of Othage is in all-out rebellion. The Watchfire struck a devastating blow to King Callahan and his administration with the poisoning at the Scarlet Feast, but the battle is far from complete. Lady Thalia Wachter, more widely known as the Shadow Queen, has stepped up to rule Othage in the king's absence, and she has bloody revenge on her mind. Can the Watchfire rebels gather support and supplies to overthrow the stubborn vestiges of a brutal government before the Shadow Queen extinguishes the last flame of hope for a new day?