Aris Sell has returned to Nevar with a plan, one that will change how the entire Exuro Empire operates. But she is instead sent to the war's front lines to find and kill the Mad Queen. A Thrax general with such a title will not be defeated easily, however, and while soldiers bleed upon the surface of Sobek, something has begun to stir deep in a forest hidden from the Known Galaxy's eyes.

Content Warnings: Gore, foul language, sexual situations, sexual assault reference, suicide reference.

Intended for mature audiences. Reader discretion advised.