A conquerer. A thief. A ghost. Three figures' lives intertwine as magic alters their destinies. When invaders destroy nobleman Ambrosius Devictus' hometown of Tredentium, his family is reduced to poverty, and he is jailed by the city's tyrannical leader for stealing a loaf of bread. Locked away in the notorious Blactus Prison, Devictus is visited by a mysterious woman whose succor leads him into a dangerous confrontation with his jailers.