In the second instalment of The Conclave of Shadows.

The Conclave needs its membership price using their fresh protégé: Tal must gather information in the sinister magician Laso Varen. But, to get this done means service using the sorcerer’s professional, Duke Kaspar of Olasko – the very guy he suspects of eliminating his family.

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Talon, orphan of the Orosini tribe and last of his people continues to be transformed by the about King of Foxes Conclave of Shadows from a trusting young boy towards the dashing young nobleman Talwin Hawkins: informed, confident and now Roldem’s premier swordsman. The name, won on the Experts’ Court, before the Ruler, brought him a step closer to his desire – to avenge the massacre of his family members. Two individuals in the slaughter are inactive by his hand; Lieutenant Campaneal fell under his blade through the Master’s Tournament and the additional, Raven, died whilst attempting to butcher an Orodon community as he did Tal’s people.

But still his lust for vengeance will not be sated until the reason for the massacres has been uncovered and their architect revealed and punished. The Conclave demands its cost from Tal: he must gather details on Laso Varen, a magician of awful power and subtle craft, dangerous beyond contemplation. To do this means service with the sorcerer’s master, Duke Kaspar of Olasko – and swearing commitment to the very man he suspects of eliminating his family, also if this means getting the Duke’s right-hand and tracking down his enemies – the members from the Conclave and Talon’s very own friends.