Tanial, Falcon Queen of Vest Lindebalgh has defeated two of the groups who seek to exterminate the bodynoli of not just Vest Lindebalgh, but the whole of Territory Two, making the land available for their own disadvantaged rénmen. She also signed an agreement with the Premier of the Consolidated States of Toile that no one under his control would interfere with Tanial or the other rulers of Territory Two.Agreements are made to be broken. Tanial and her court barely have time to toast her victory when uprisings begin in the largest city.Saving her kingdom means putting down the uprisings, but the telegraph is equally important.When the stakes include death, the Falcon Queen rises.