A cursed pendant. A priceless jewel. A city of gold and brass.

Violette, the assassin, and Corlwyn, the duelist, were never meant to be allies. But when a shadowy guild pits them against each other, survival forces an unlikely partnership. Their shared love of trouble takes them from the grimy underbelly of the city and across frozen wastes to a jeweled desert kingdom where danger lurks around every corner. But can they survive each other, let alone the deadly forces that await them?