En route to Yi-Ti for further training, the crew of the Shy Maid is struck by a supernatural storm and they end up in a world where nearly everything is out to kill them, and they learn that War Never Changes but Men do.

When a man from another world begins to play the game of thrones, it could tip the very balance of fate and destiny, Lanius arises in a world not known to him, and must find a way to survive amongst men and women he used to conquer.