Micah Lavoric, the son of a ruthless dictator seeks help from his father's enemies, asking the High Lady Jenswise to help him with a complex gender transition. Unwilling to put aside her hatred for the Lavoric Family, the High Lady and her cohorts seek to make Micah's transformation into Lyra as uncomfortable as possible. Meanwhile, a sinister plot brews within the walls of Axock, the seat of Slose and the home of the Lavoric family. In a world where a single oversight could mean all out war, who will survive, and who will conquer?