Ruzi helped Adahilara throw off its wicked King. Two years later the new King asks her to go abroad. The infamous “City of Pirates” may have struck at ships sailing around Adahilara. The pirates threaten efforts to extend trade east. She’s to investigate the matter and return with a solution.

Yet there’s only so much one witch can learn by asking questions. Ruzi decides to pay a visit to the City of Pirates. She does find out more about the pirates, but she also discovers that the daughter of the Pirate King is dismissed by those around her. Is there more that Ruzi can do than just observe? Can she come up with a plot to stop the pirates?