Honor Bound

Justice is blind. But some truths demand to be seen.

In the port city of Shiran, a wealthy merchant sprawls dead at his desk. With society guided by human gods, the death of someone thrice-blessed hints at darker motives among the most devoted.

Senior Judge Borgen is assigned the case. A rumored favorite of the god of law and justice, the investigation exposes uncomfortable truths that make him question his beliefs. Needing an unbiased view, Borgen turns to Neia, a non-human researcher.

Solving a murder holds little interest for Neia. After losing the ability to see threads - the emotional connections between beings - she just wants to be left alone. But a life-debt can’t be ignored.

While investigating, Neia’s faulty vision reveals a strange haze around negative emotions and various dead bodies. Intrigued by the anomaly, she ignores the murder to study the haze.

Neia’s preoccupation with the haze frustrates Borgen, but the darkness she sees around the gods terrifies him.