Rejoin Never in this short story as he fights to take back Tsolde's inn from the clutches of a greedy nobleman.

After returning from Kiymako, Never discovers that Tsolde's inn, the Young Stag, is now owned by Lord Taginus - a wastrel and a cad. Yet the man hides a troubling secret, and when Never stumbles upon it he quickly finds a far darker adversary than he first imagined.