Within the inaugural installment of the Aqua Pure Trilogy, Crixus, seeking redemption, secures employment with the Lamiae of Nostrum. This society, marked by cruelty, sees the privileged few at the pinnacle indulging in bathing with the lifeblood of those relegated to the lower echelons. As Crixus grapples with his choices, a pivotal question looms will his conscience permit him to fulfill his obligations, or will moral quandaries alter the course of his actions?