For Alexander Cavendish and his crew-mates aboard 'The Kestrel', life has taken a turn for the worse. The cruel new Captain Grahams has usurped their beloved but vanished Nathaniel Winters, bringing ever-worsening conditions along with him. Treachery and murder abounds as mutiny hangs in the air and alliances must be formed as enemies appear on all sides, both old and new, seen and unseen...