Be careful when you get what you ask for…
Especially when others believe they deserve the prize more than you. And some will do everything necessary to get what they want, even murder.
Duncan's confidence has failed to account for a paranoid High Priest, a jealous King unhappy with the way the people have taken to this stranger, and a certain ambitious Priest who wants nothing better than to get rid of the High Priest and Duncan at the same time. Unfortunately, Vix, Gambria's High Priest, has a more immediate problem. He must eliminate Duncan before the contest reveals Vix is a fraud. It's time to call in assassins and eliminate this obnoxious threat.
And where is Alexis when you need her? Unhappy with a woman as Berserker, especially one who is untested in battle and still learning the language, King Diad tells his Battle Commander to place her on a weak flank against the Rugian army. Hopefully, they can take care of the problem and Gambria can find a new Berserker.
Then there's Bradwr, King Diad's brother, who believes Diad is no longer worthy of being king and has determined that the title is now within his reach.
