As Kalin settles into his new home-in-exile around Nyxe's capital city, past paths cross, and roles are reversed. As Kalin's fame in the Vestiniad grows, he wonders how it will affect his new 'special relationship' with the Tychabrahma. With his ties to Candymaker Holdings severed and his IDOX clearances revoked, he begins to wonder about Bailey's position on the game board. When a colleague and usual ally from his not-too-distant past shows up both unannounced and earlier than he expected, given the circumstances of their last job together, Kalin is beginning to realize that he's not on any clear side at all. Who his real friends are may depend on the motions of his every act.