Told completely from Sauron's point of view. His recollections blur the lines between who is good and bad, and he is gleefully and brutally honest about his deeds as he recalls events from the past and present and gives his opinions on them.
This story begins before 'Summer Heat' and tells how Sauron became the Valar approved psychiatrist for all the elves damaged by him in Middle-earth.
The tale starts with Sauron being defeated in Middle-earth during the Ring War. He is removed to Valinor for judgement by the Valar and looks forward to spending eternity with Melkor in the void, but his time there does not go as planned and he desperately seeks to leave the horrors of his new existence. The Valar release him, but his punishment is far from over as they force him to re-evaluate his hopes for the future and explore how it feels to love another.
Then the Valar give him the evil, murderous, psychopathic Erestor to cure. Has Sauron finally met his match?