Gemma isn’t the only old “friend” of Meila’s that’s been trying to find the demon that took her body. Longren, one of the 16 high inquisitors and the leader of the Gallows Company, is also hot on Iris’s trail. But a mysterious man has also been keeping an eye on Iris for an unknown purpose, waiting for an opportunity to interrogate her.

As Iris embarks on a journey to the city of Ranbol, both of these figures will put their plans into motion.