What unseen force, what unseen power, is making these people behave as they do?Why do they believe that the verdant planet above them is the Witch World, where sinners go to burn?Why are they living like rats in the old sewer system of a ruined city?Who are the fanatically religious Flamen, and what is their real agenda?Morality is corrupted, civility for the privileged few. With Teal and Konik beside him, Ardenai begins carving a confusing, demoralizing and dangerous path into a society based on fear, suspicion and hatred.