You-d think surviving an assassination attempt would entitle Mia Luna Tearmoon to some rest and recreation-but in comes her old friend the great famine! Forkroad and Co.-s business has completely collapsed, and with it, the logistics Mia needed for her famine-prevention plan. Mia-s investigation reveals the culprit is a man she knows all too well: Shalloak Cornrogue, the Merchant King. In the previous timeline, Mia had suffered indignity at his hands. Now that he-s meddling in this timeline as well, it-s the perfect excuse for payback!Her road of revenge takes Mia all the way to Perujin. There, the Sage of the Empire finds herself embroiled in a whirlwind of trouble, culminating in a showdown that will forevermore change the fate of Perujin...