After the destruction of the demon army in Tandor, Anthea could use the relative simplicity of her position as chief justice of Orrin. However, one of the city's street children is found dead a few weeks after Anthea's return. Her squire Nathan is adamant his friend's death is murder. And High Mother Bianca, who is responsible for feeding, clothing, and sheltering the orphans, doesn't seem to care about the death of one of her wards. Does Bianca know more than she's telling? Or is something worse than a demon stalking the streets of Orrin? Magic and mayhem have never been this despicable. Or this tragic.