A city with war in its pyre, and one chance to stop the man who would ignite the flame.

After their heist to destroy Ludovico Guerra’s dangerous aether experiment, Clemenza Giudice, Gianpaolo Velia, and their new allies return to Selvascura to convict him of his crimes. But their lacking evidence compels Gianpaolo to enter the Selva Fiera, an exhibition open across the city-states where presenting his architecture could be the ticket to asking the highest official in Selvascura for help. The catch? Participation requires patronage, and Gianpaolo can’t get it unless he courts Amelia Brenner, the charming noblewoman of his father’s choosing. Vices battle virtues as Gianpaolo’s forced into a façade he never chose. But is it worth taking down Guerra if his relationship with Clemenza is the price?

As he and his companions expose the underbelly of the city, they discover Ludovico’s own plans for the Fiera—and just how deep his violent ideals have latched. Now the city itself hungers to finish what Ludovico started in the Raids two decades ago, and citizens call to tear down the rest of Selvascura’s nobility and its Values.

With threats against their city, the moral order, and their families’ safety, Clemenza and Gianpaolo must decide which to protect: their hearts or their republic.