Haunted by memories of the night Venn Vanished, Rhyd Ballard's life morphed into shadows, into a war against the law-keeping Crows who roamed the Levels arresting dissidents, radicals, addicts and those deemed traitors to the City. The Scarecrow was born that night, to stand alone against the Founder, against the Crows, determined to save those who could not save themselves…or die trying. He had nothing left to live for. But no one, not Rhyd, not the Crows, not the Founder, could foresee the day when the Outside would creep into their lives in the most innocent of guises, exposing secrets that would either pint Hebanthe Falls on a path towards ruin or salvation.