Mistress of Ambiguities

Her beloved city in dire straits after a bloody civil war, the spellcasting Lady Nyctasia is forced to seek alliance with a neighboring state. But the rumored marriage-treaty has loyal swordswoman Corson whetting her blade… matrimony being no proof against murder.

Between Nyc and the cloaked assassins stands only a tormented nobleman-whose enigmatic past bears close examination indeed…