Northgard has known war for far too long, but the city's plight has just begun.Roy Dawnseve, heir to Dawnseve Manor, cares more for philosophy than battle. In a society that shuns literature and thrives on violence, his luck is wearing thin. But Roy is given a choice: he can join the frontlines and fight the mysterious soldiers invading Northgard's shores-or he can search for answers to the enemy's identity within an ancient, abandoned library: the Orphic Basilica.The Basilica isn't without its horrors, though. Strange voices echo down the halls. The scent of mildew and death lingers in the air. And Roy's only companion is Percival Atherton, a cruel, manipulative scholar who has no qualms about belittling Roy.As a fierce snowstorm sinks its claws deeper into the city, Roy must grapple with the shadow of his trauma, an age-long conspiracy... and a war he wants no part in.