Waldgarth's officers do their best to stop the Reapers' advance without help from the Aegises, who are battling the Gatherers. As for Foa and his companions, they see an unexpected opportunity offered to them to leave the city in order to set off for the Pit of Damnation. For her part, Hatal is looking for the pirate who murdered her parents. His investigation led him to a coastal village, where he also found himself involved in the Eclipse War...