Caius is the left hand of the Emperor. He is responsible for the protection of his Highness at all times, but otherworldly matters within his dreams force his hand to leave. After fleeing the capital, he finds someone he did not expect to see again. Dedrick is an asocial mage from the land of Valeria. With his nose in his books, he hides three burdens from the world. He only seeks to lift them from his shoulders, yet he is subsequently tossed into an investigation of a murder and left with little time to face his own problems. Vittoria is at a loss. After Caius's disappearance, she finds the leader they sought only to protect dead within his own chambers. With no leads, the right hand of the Emperor is forced to find the truth behind her failure to protect his Highness on her own. Attius is the Emperor's only son. He finds himself kidnapped by someone he called a friend. They point to the rose tattoo upon his arm to make him unlock the Grand Imperial Archives, where all knowledge of the Empire is kept. On the way, he discovers the dark secrets of his kidnapping. Milech is just a simple blacksmith with an unfortunate past. His wife and daughter have suffered at the hands of his wrongdoings and he only seeks to amend them. Yet the circumstances of his past have come back to haunt him, and wish for nothing more than to watch all he loves to burn.
