For the first time in the history of the Known Lands, the house of Apstone presents a novel written by a slave.

Numikès is a slave in the 'liberal' house of Arkenshaw; Lady Telfrid a niece of Numi's owner. But when Telfrid picks Numikès to carry secret messages, it precipitates a chain of events beyond anything they could have imagined. Forced to navigate the expectations of others, they discover new truths about the world and about themselves, and venture to places they'd never thought they'd see.