The past catches up to Matthew after a (violent) reunion with his old flame Polly. They recall the life they shared just a year before, the friends and enemies Matthew made while down on his luck, and how everything changed when Matthew first met Arwin. Now Matthew comes face-to-face with the consequences of what happened after that fateful meeting, as sinister forces emerge, threatening him and his allies...All alone without sunlight to save him--has the scoundrel manservant of the princess knight cracked his last joke?