King Malagan summons a band of his most loyal men—General Aldaris Elzar; the barbarian barg Galyeth; and Arthon, a High Sentinel of Zar’NaReek’s southern forces—to ferret out the plotters before they can start another Great War. But the members of this motley crew also have their own political and personal agendas and are at odds with each other as much as with the enemy.