For thirteen years Ruth survived her servitude to the nomadic Sicarium army by doing her job, keeping her head down, and obeying the rules. With freedom in sight, Ruth is eager to leave her unruly masters behind once and for all and rejoin her family.

Commander Keres has worked under Sicarium rule for far too long. Frustrated by Overlord Darius’s paranoia and inability to stabilize Sicari, Keres is ready to seize power. Yet to execute his daring plan, he needs a man with specialized skills that could turn this takeover from a war into a peaceful surrender. When Keres discovers this soldier’s sister – Ruth – is a bondservant in a nearby Sicarium camp, he tracks her down and forces her to find him.

For Ruth, the news is a jolt of hope: her brother, long-thought dead, is alive! But the revelation comes at a cost. Ruth must now navigate working with her enemy, finding her brother, and regaining her freedom before Keres’ own desperate plans spiral out of control and destroy Ruth’s dreams of a future beyond servitude.