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In A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir, former slave Laia and defector soldier Elias traverse hostile lands and evade capture in their mission to rescue Laia's brother, Darin, from the Empire’s most formidable prison. Along the way, they face numerous dangers, betrayals, and personal struggles, while Elias battles a fatal poison. Their journey is shadowed by the relentless pursuit of Helene, Elias’s former friend now aligned with the Empire.