Description:

The dragon, Tintaglia, relaeased from her wizardwood coffin flies high over Rain Wild River. Below her, Reyn and Selden have been left to drown, while Malta and Satrap attempt to navigate the acid flow of the river in a decomposing boat. Althea and Brashen are finally at sea together, sailing the liveship Paragon into pirate waters to rescue the Vestrit family liveship, Vivacia, stolen by the pirate king, Kennit, but there is mutiny brewing in their ragtag crew, and in the mind of the madship itself.