A year has passed since Mara helped destroy the Order of the Rook. And yet, rumors persist of those who would reestablish the Order. Mara, once an assassin, has now become an assassin hunter. When news of a mysterious and zealous sect arising in the Dashneri lands south of Morcia reaches Mara, she sets out to uncover the truth. She confronts a ruthless, skilled assassin whose ambitions rise far higher than merely reestablishing the Order of the Rook. Mara must choose between her quest to uncover her own obscure past or to fulfill the oath sworn to her dead mentor. To succeed at one, she must sacrifice the other.

An Archer of the Heathland novel.