<p>After pitched battle betrayal and escape Kaia Steelflower has enough gold to feed her troupe of outcasts through the winter. She can settle them in a small villa in Antai that queen of maritime cities and look forward to welcome boredom.<br><br>Unfortunately there's a pirate-infested sea to cross her difficult new talents to corral her traveling companions' problems to solve a princeling's attentions to manage and once in Antai people keep trying to kill her. Or more precisely assassinate the barbarian Redfist and Kaia keeps getting in the way.<br><br>Even the Steelflower can't kill every assassin in the city. It's going to take all her sharp wits--and sharper blades--to even try...</p>