Alexander Cole and his crew are survivors. Whether by luck or fate, or the will of The Three they've made it through their share of scrapes, scraps, and full-scale battles. When a side job brings them the promise of an early retirement, they find themselves wrapped up in the twisted schemes of politicians, magic-wielding zealots, immortals, and other beings beyond their imaginations. Nora Edmund is the daughter of a well-respected senator in The Allied States, one of the largest human settlements in Median. The protected life she has come to know and despise is about to end, as she is thrust into the world beyond The States' borders, where her beliefs will be challenged, and secrets long buried will finally see daylight. As the fates of many become intertwined, new bonds will be forged, old ones broken, and lines between ally and enemy will blur. Welcome aboard.