Elven sword-for-hire and member of the multi-kingdom sanctioned mercenary group known as the Taskers Guild, Alnyx takes on a job to destroy a shape-shifting monster...

Elven sword-for-hire and member of the multi-kingdom sanctioned mercenary group known as the Taskers Guild, Alnyx takes on a job to destroy a shape-shifting monster that has been killing hunters in the Kingswood of Pugila. A recently instated rule that forbids Taskers to complete work solo sees him paired with Absinthe, mage of the Alabaster Square and eccentric socialite with a wit as sharp as their horns. In tracking the beast the two discover a new fissure in the Weave, the free-flowing energy that powers not only the gifts of the Mages, but the beating heart of the very planet itself.

And after a few short days together, Alnyx has come to find it is not only the heart of the planet itself that seems to beat out of time when Absinthe draws near.