Allegra, Contessa of Marsina, was appointed to negotiate the delicate peace talks between the rebelling mage slaves and the various city states and nations.

A mage with a secret that would see her with a noose about her neck, Allegra cannot trust a single person. Not even her oldest friends.

Manners. Politeness. A simmering frustration that only sharp tongued ghosts can control.

Seven years ago, Rebecca St. Martin took the coward's path to save her skin. Only now, fate has decided to give Rebecca another chance.

Rebecca has to face the same decision she made all those years ago. Could she watch her friends be murdered? Or could she, just for once, be a hero?