Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as athief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting,wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few smallmagics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road,planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path.But today, Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark.Galva is a knight, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars, and handmaiden of thegoddess of death. She is searching for her queen, missing since a distantnorthern city fell to giants.Unsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life, Kinch now findshis fate entangled with Galva’s. Common enemies and uncommon dangers forcethief and knight on an epic journey where goblins hunger for human flesh,krakens hunt in dark waters, and honor is a luxury few can afford.