Shadow

Book 2 of the Forsaken Dreams series.
Jerome and his companions have managed to escape to the Borderlands and the jurisdiction of the Inquisition. Upon arriving at the town of New Hope, Jerome finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy against the town by a sinister group known as the Arachnid gang.
Lucien meanwhile is given a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of the Inquisition after allowing Jerome to go free. He is given an assignment to infiltrate a coven of cultists in his home town of Aranfel and expose the cult members and learn the identity of its leader.