The journey continues! Now that the group has been so brutally separated from each other, Adrien, Rhysand, Tiki and Rivin want to travel to Oros as quickly as possible. The place where the bandits took Amira. But the journey to the capital is long and Rivin is seriously injured. They need to ask for help from their friends. Still, the journey remains tough and the bandits are looking for them! Meanwhile, Amira is trapped in Oros and has to endure several torments and interrogations before she is forced to work for Navarog. She does everything she can to escape, although she cannot do so without some very unexpected help. She meets new friends and new allies who swear their loyalty to her. But is it all enough to dethrone Navarog?