Vampires are forced to live in a walled off part of the city - a reward for services long forgotten. Tensions are once again at boiling point between the two factions, with elements on both sides prepared to take up the sword in order to right the wrongs of their intertwined pasts. One man, the single human captain of the vampire guard, struggles to keep the peace while facing derision from everywhere he turns. If he can't prevent the coming storm, it's going to be a bloodbath.