One is a master thief, an apostate of the Orthodox Order, a fool who stubbornly walks the straight road when countless paths lie open. The other is a young lord of a noble house, peerlessly elegant, a devil who is willful, cold-hearted, and utterly untethered.
A map of mountains and rivers, a deal struck in the martial world, a thousand gold pieces in payment, a journey of ten thousand miles, and songs accompanied on the zither; a dream of the sala tree, an old debt from a past life, a trial of the heart’s first resolve, a guide to the Yellow Springs, and a vow to share life and death.
“I used to think the people of this world were foolish, clinging to pointless emotions only to be burdened by them. Only now do I understand how it feels. Even if you’ve become like this, I still don’t want to let go.”
