When the Ray Witches interrupt Rorie's plans to return home with Ewan, Araya insists that Emlin's possession of the piston will result in the ultimate ruin of the whole of Nemech city. Proposing a plan that involves magic and well-executed artifice, the four must come together as the city's one true hope, rushing to its rescue. Even if it means Rorie must finally take the throne he dreads as his own.
The final installment of the 'Rorie' novelette series.