Astarion Ancunín, vampire spawn and rogue, is now free from his vampire sire, Cazador, and free from the tadpole parasite in his head. However, this newfound freedom means that he is no longer protected from the sun. It is time for him to start a new life, a new beginning, with his lover. He struggles with his old ways and his old trauma, but there is hope for him to heal and change.