The Umbralyst's Lament

In the soot-stained city of Grauvol, Inquisitor Hadrien Falk is a weapon honed for a single purpose: to discern truth from falsehood. His rare gift of Maledictum Sight allows him to perceive the echoes of deceit, making him the perfect instrument to pass final judgment on Isolda Vorga, the so-called 'Witch of the Weeping Spire.' Accused of cursing her own father into a mindless state to seize his fortune, Isolda is universally despised, her cold demeanor and calculating cruelty legendary. The entire Empire clamors for her execution. Yet, when Hadrien looks at her, the echoes of lies he expects to see are unsettlingly absent. Instead, he sees a woman guarding a terrible secret, one connected to her younger, afflicted sister and the very man Isolda supposedly destroyed. Forced to investigate deeper, Hadrien is drawn into a web of political intrigue and hidden magic, where Isolda's every cruel act seems to be a desperate, calculated defense. The closer he gets to the truth, the more he realizes that the real monster isn't Isolda, but someone everyone, including him, has always trusted. Can he unravel the conspiracy before he is forced to condemn the only person telling the truth?