Anchored in a perilous enemy port, the Faim's faithful seawards are driven mad when a pile of bones appears on the deck, igniting fears that a cannibalistic creature of legend is lurking amongst them.

There is a Marrow on the Faim...

...and the ship's youngest passenger is most vulnerable. When Ziha is hurled into the chaos, an unexpected savior emerges, a mysterious Ekkish cleric with a legend of her own to share...

...a story forsaken for centuries as Myth.

With suspicions mounting against the cleric, bitter rivalries brewing between wards, news of a shocking assassination abroad, and enemy warships in pursuit, the Marrow could be the least of Ziha's worries. And the cleric's strange tale might just contain the secret to her survival.