A fun little story about a retired group of thieves who have found a safe haven in Theradane. One day, though, after a night of heavy drinking, their leader decides to tell the city's leaders how things stand. And it goes all wrong.

The thieves end up in the middle of a battle between ruling magicians, forced to come back from retirement and work for one of them.

The story is full of humor, the characters are varied. There are a couple of annoying loose ends, though, and even though the main plot is original, the ending was a bit of a letdown.