Having reinvested her merchant fortune in land, Livy strives to grow a new community on the coast of Lunneset: a burgeoning haven for those who once suffered as she did. With Saria as her right hand, she plays the dance of courtly politics while her partners push back against the ever-encroaching abuses of Christian's authority.
Tension prickles like dry tinder in the villages of Lunneset, and the return of an old friend may strike the spark that ignites it. Fen Singer, now a trusted member of the count's household, is finally coming home. With his silver tongue whispering in the highest courts of the county, Christian sees his enemies aligning against him once more. Spurred by his uncompromising vision of justice, he sets his sights on the villagers under Livy's protection. Swords seek blood in the night and voices clash in court as Livy, Saria, and Fen struggle to defend their corner of the kingdom.
With everything they have grown to love at stake, the tales of Livy, Fen, Saria, and Christian are about to reach their end.
Kelly River is an author who dwells on the edge of the English countryside, forever losing themselves in rambling trails both fictional and material. An avid fan of reading, walking, games, and green teas, you might find them fondling a sheaf of freshly-picked grain or gazing at the canopy of trees beyond the garden fence while they write.
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