Azrael leaves the Shrouded Isle for a few weeks to deal with a difficult dimplomatic situation on the edge of the Shattered Sea. He returns intent on finding solutions in a complex dispute. Mal and Jessica have other ideas.

This story occurs shortly after the end of Incubus Yule (Book 4). However, there are no spoilers for anything beyond Incubus Bonded (Book 2). Like the Incubus novels, this story contains explicit scenes.