The world is changing. Where mages once stood supreme, unchallenged in war, economics, and politics the common man has elevated himself with the gun, the rail line, and the Consul. None of this, however, matters to Adrian. He simply wishes to return home with Isi and heal. To forget the Kurtz labor camps that stole so much from the two of them.

But Helheim needs her mages, needs them to stave off the enemies amassing at her gates, and what the Empire of Helheim needs, she ultimately gets...