Five years ago she would have run him though with her saber without a thought. Now she must trust Kapitan Maximillian Jaeger, enemy in the recent bitter war, with her life. Mercenary Captain Regina Fitzwaters embarks on one simple job to save her reputation: to retrieve the mysterious Alchemist's Box from the court of the neighboring Duchy of Pella. But in Pella, a curse of a thousand years has resurfaced. Where are all the court dignitaries? What does the Alchemist's box contain that is worth killing, or dying, for? Can Regina and Jaeger put the war behind them and work together to save everyone in the Duchy before it's too late?