Halt, Will, and Horace to Hibernia to stop "The Outsiders," a dangerous cult destabilizing local kingdoms. Halt must confront his past to defeat the cult leader, Tennyson, while saving Clonmel from falling. The trio fights to restore order, revealing secrets about Halt's origin and Will, Halt, and Horace as they hunt Tennyson and his cult, the Outsiders, in Picta. A Genovesan assassin poisons Halt with a slow-acting hallucinogen, forcing Will to urgently seek out the healer Malcolm. Together, they must save Halt while navigating deadly threats and the cult's influence.
