Shadows of Insurrection

There's a kettle of rotten fish on the fire ... and the stink's about to get worse.

- Jeskan proverb

Once in a generation, the matriarchs of Jeska choose a new king to manage the government and command the Guard - protecting Jeskans from crime, invaders, and insurgency. Corren's been training for that job since he was six, but this is an unsettled time: rumors of strange incursions, grumbling discontent, and increasing brigandry.

Corren's own problems are multiplying. His father, a skeptical s...