Heart's Blood

A city of turmoil. A string of disappearances. The deciding move of a perilous game.

It's springtime in Monfort, and unrest is stirring everywhere. Shops are closing, trust in the Crown is faltering, and support for Pon Lanali's anti-magic rhetoric is growing by the day. But for Kaedrich Mannly, it's all background noise: between classes at the academy of arms, work, independent studies, and a new batch of friends, there's little time for such concerns-or, mercifully, for thoughts of Praxis ...