Now sworn as a knight of the royal house, Lunalie El Blanca is tasked with guiding her lifelong companion, Princess Jill Grantz, on a pilgrimage to the ancient Shandora Ruins. Everything proceeds smoothly until a band of brigands ambushes their party and seizes Jill. Returning alone to the Kingdom of Grantz after the raid, Lunalie is immediately tortured and condemned to death, charged with colluding in the assault.
Believing Jill has fallen into a slave network, Lunalie breaks free from her shackles and heads east toward Ishtar—a perilous city where countless souls are auctioned to the highest bidders. In pursuit of her missing friend, the young knight spends nights of lustful indulgence, eventually uncovering clues that point to a dark figure who may have orchestrated all the horrors under the night sky and a hope.
