Humans have ruled Seriman for as long as anyone can remember. Some say this is because of their strength in numbers. Some say they have a dark magic. Slate knows differently. After being taken from his village as a young cub of two, he was raised knowing his purpose: to become the human emperor's next master assassin. The power behind the throne. The single being that kept the humans above everyone else. Leat is a wolfling who wants change. His people are being treated unfairly, but under the threat of the empire, have been unable to do anything about it. Leat knows that with the support of the other Animind, he can finally convince the emperor to change his mind. Right?