A home worth building. A family worth protecting. And powerful people who should know better than to threaten either.

Finn has done his part to save Huntington. He’s ready to collect his reward and head home.

Unfortunately, he’s also acquired Edmund’s Light—a legendary mirror capable of glimpsing the past and future. Abyssal corruption has rendered it unusable, and one of the capital’s most powerful noble families wants it badly enough to come knocking.

Back at his manor, life finally offers something worth smiling about. New houses stand ready. The children he took in are learning alchemy. And an extraordinary potion could give those born without magical talent a chance to wield it.

For once, Finn’s growing power might help him build something that lasts.

Then the head of his adventurers’ association disappears.

The search draws Finn into Cinderhold’s underworld, where the trade in adventurers’ remains leads toward wealthy estates and dangerous secrets. Finding answers will take every skill, ally, and dirty trick he can muster.