Having retired to the bucolic splendor of the Calenbry holdings, Jess tries to make peace with the horrors she has endured, the stains upon her soul. <br> <br>But coming back home has its own risks, and if she doesn't think of something, her mother will see her in dresses, lace, and finishing school before the year is out, all hopes for knighthood and freedom put forever out of reach. <br> <br>Seeking diversion, an invitation to a gala is accepted. What Jess had hoped might be a momentary respite becomes poignant with the possibilities of love. <br> <br>And horror, as skies turn to rot and screams fill the air, vile abominations stalking panicked nobles as an entire holding slowly slips into darkest nightmare. <br> <br>Now Jess must embrace the madness of living dream once more if she is to have any hope of rescuing hundreds of souls desperate for salvation, and the one girl whose smile had touched her heart.