Gabhain, a Magebreaker in red and tan, the broken branches gold of his office pinned at the shoulder. With him Soo, an enslaved P’ntri, collared and browbanded in knotwork. Strangely, they interacted as equals or at least with Soo as a close advisor of the Magebreaker.

The Kingdom counts the Gift a crime, and its Breakers travel where the crime is expected. Whose leash is Gabhain on, and who put Soo on his?