A story of action, crime, and mystery in a country long forgotten, where orphans work in the highest offices to serve the king. In this small country art and books are highly regulated, so if contraband is found, it is treated with a high degree of severity. When two friends disappear, it is up to allies both old and new to untangle the web of mystery. Can they extricate themselves and discover the country's secrets? Who is involved, and where will it end? Book One of the Scar of the Storm