Duty has a price. Reconciled with his uncle, William Dudley arrives in India just as the Great Mutiny plunges the country into bloody chaos. Resolved to do what he thinks right as the rebellion escalates, Dudley and his company are detached on a special mission that culminates in surrender and betrayal. After orchestrating a daring escape, Dudley struggles to redeem his failure and find purpose in a world of seeming unending battle and unspeakable cruelty, from the doomed defense of Cawnpore to the desperate Relief of Lucknow.