A desperate prince of an empire that has enslaved thousands and wiped the land of its natural beauty and resources fights to ensure the demise of the empire he is the heir of. Arthur Redthorn, Prince of Cazaban, has been leading a double life. One as a brilliant young prince who appears before his people as a beacon of the future, and another as a killer, a shadow in the night who murders his own soldiers and pillages trade routes to ensure the empires demise. His father doesn't suspect a thing... but perhaps others do...