When a routine hanging goes wrong and a murderer somehow survives the noose, the man announces that he is immortal. And not just any immortal, but Cayal, the Immortal Prince, hero of legend, thought to be only a fictional character, a figure out of the Tide Lord Tarot. Arkady Desean is Amyrantha's expert on the legends of the Tide Lords. At the request of the king's spymaster, she is sent to interrogate this self-proclaimed immortal, hoping to prove he is a spy, or at the very least a madman. Though she is set the task of branding Cayal a liar, Arkady finds herself believing him. And as her belief grows, her own personal web of lies begins to unravel...