It has been almost a year since Oct “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have still left her wishing for an excellent day’s sleep. She’s tried to spotlight her obligations – training Quentin, upholding her position as Sylvester’s knight, and having to pay the expenses – but she can’t help feeling like her world is certainly crumbling around her, and her progressively reckless behavior is normally beginning to worry actually her staunchest supporters. To make matters worse, Toby’s just been about Ashes of Honor asked to find another missing child…only this time it is the changeling daughter of her fellow knight, Etienne, who didn’t even understand he was a dad until the young lady went missing. Her name is certainly Chelsea. She’s a teleporter, like her dad. She’s also the type of changeling the previous stories alert about, the types with all the strength and none from the control. She’s starting doors which were never designed to become opened, releasing hazards that were sealed away generations before – and there’s an excellent possibility she could damage Faerie if she isn’t ceased. Today Toby must discover Chelsea before period runs out, race against an unfamiliar deadline and through unfamiliar worlds as she and her allies make an effort to avert disaster. But danger can be stirring in the Courtroom of Felines, and Tybalt may need Toby’s help with the biggest problem he’s ever confronted. Toby thought the this past year was poor. She has no idea. “Toby’s unusual traditions and her uneasy romantic relationships with her mother’s family will remind readers of Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series, and Thompson supporters will value Toby’s hard and self-reliant personality…a must for followers of genre-bending blends of criminal offense and fantasy.” – Booklist (starred evaluate)