Charlotte leads her group of exiles west, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans. But as Charlotte learns more about the revolution she has championed, she wonders if shes on the right side after all. Charlotte and her friends get to know the mystical New Orleans bayou, and deep into the shadowy tunnels below the citythe den of criminals, assassins, and piratesCharlotte must decide if the revolutions goals justify their means, or if some things, like the lives of her friends, are too sacred to sacrifice.