the Metheglin Fury of Eagle

King Richard Paedgerdon is free. After six years of torment and torture he has vowed to take Beauden from his uncle, Alaric Paedgerdon. Irving, the linchpin town, stands in his way, ruled by the lord and lady who were close companions to his brother.In Paedgerdon City, Alderbrand, High Priest of the Cretan Areic Faith, desperately tries to aid the starving populace whilst he watches King Alaric manipulate and destroy anyone who would stand against him.In Kallistrate, Charlotte rides alongside her mother in the Triumph, a celebration marking the victory of the Kallis City warriors against the Imido Morai. It is the Bloodmoon, a time when Power is heightened and when Charlotte uses her own Gifts to shore up her mother's mind, it has far-reaching consequences.And in Linlacum, Princess Alara desperately tries to plead with her cold husband, Brenton Leodicius. If he divorces her and sends her back to her father, her fate will be worse than death.