ddd Afterbeingsummonedbacktohishomecastleonthebrinkofwar,SirCedricValediscoversthattheBaronheisloyaltohasmarriedthewomanheloves,LadyAlysia.Followinghisreturn,thetwostruggletokeeptheirage-oldloveasecretamidstaterriblethreatmadeuponthebaronesses'lifebyTheRingofShadowedBlades.Politicalstrifeandrisingconcernsofloyaltydrivebothroyaltyandservantsaliketoquestiontheirhonorinthisdeeplythrillingandromanticadventure.
