Somebody has to be sneaky and make sure everybody is playing by the rules.

Tempa Blu loves to sneak, and rules matter. Keeping the kingdoms of Cadore behaving well is just a tiny, yet annoying, part of her job. Most of the time she ignores that aspect and leaves it to Todo Joklar, spymaster of Larpa, to deal with.

Once Lew Undrehal, mercenary, enters the game, she realizes the pawns on the board just might be sacrificed. And not for the greater good if she doesn't figure out who's messing with the rules.

Tempa Blu: Daughter of a former spy, she joined the Larpa spy masters group when she was ten, taking to the training like a duck in water. At nineteen, she's one of the best spies Todo Joklar has.

Lew Undrehal: a freelance mercenary, with a smile no one can resist, sells himself to the highest bidder. He won't take assassination jobs, but he loves a good sneak and swap.

Boglaruru: Tempa's ride to wherever she's posted for a mission. He's lazy, late for every appointment Tempa has, and the only dragon who can put up with her.

Ishara: Lew's closest friend and the dragon he counts on. She doesn't talk much, but she's watching all the time.

The Cadore Range is home to eight kingdoms. They are each unique, having different ruling styles, and separated along the range. Some have long histories of interactions while others maintain their isolation.

Solstice dragons live in the mountains of the range. They are intelligent and maintain peace with the humans due to a long-standing agreement, known as The Bargain to the dragons and The Don't Eat Humans Clause to the human populations.