Bryony chose to stay with the humans when the Fae withdrew from the City. She's a healer and the humans need her. She knows the odds are against them as they desperately seek reinforcements. But she never expected them to turn and seek aid from the depths of her past. Asharic is a powerful Fae, exiled by the Veiled Queen 30 years ago. But now the queen is dead and the throne is vacant, and Ash is returning to the City with his mercenary army.