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Xian was shaped by shadows. Taken as a child to the infamous Lotus Pond, he was trained to serve the Gilded Emperor as a tool of subterfuge, a collector of secrets, and a weapon against Semetra’s enemies. Stripped of his past and identity, he has only one purpose: to protect his homeland and redeem the shame of his father’s dishonor. But when Xian is sent on his most dangerous mission yet—to infiltrate the enemy kingdom of Rathania—he discovers a land as wild and unpredictable as its infamous rulers.