Soldiers of the Black Squad do not ask questions of their employers. They take the money and do the work—any kind of work. And for this, the Lady values them more than all her other troops.

But being known as the Lady’s favorite is like putting a target on your back. This formidable ruler of the powerful northern empire has a lot of enemies. They are even among the Taken - super-powerful sorcerers who, not of their own free will, became her henchmen.

The Black Squad receives a new task: to help the sorceress named Mischievous Rain defeat the rebel army. But Chiropractor, the squad chronicler, does not believe the Taken - and especially the one who is so similar to the Mistress and her monstrous sister.