Divis receives a deadly mission; Kerra adjusts to her new role as vendettas are plotted against her; Cait and her father find peace at Crugdunon, but it is short-lived; Aulus agrees to talk with Kerra but is sidetracked by a personal mission.

The Cantii are still under siege from the Regni; Antedia uses a spy to her advantage; Aulus, sidetracked by a personal mission, tasks three sets of assassins to track down Cait; Lucius' mistrust of Aulus grows and his actions have fatal consequences.