Without warning, Angeline is thrown into a clash with a demon in the bustling streets of Orphen. Determined to shield her friends from the burden of battle, she tries to defend them all single-handedly. But this demon is no joke, and Ange finds her skills put to the test.
Meanwhile, in Turnera, Belgrieve has returned to his usual routine. His daughter might be away, but there’s still plenty of company—he’s gathered more and more people around himself, and his days pass in peace with Graham, Marguerite, and a new little face sharing his home. Yet Bell’s idyllic pastoral life can’t keep him from reminiscing about his career as an adventurer and the familiar faces he spent it with. The comrades he respected, the girl he adored... What are they all doing now?
