When news comes that the king of Anikora is seriously ailing, Naina is paid by an anti-royalist sect to take his daughter out of the picture.
It should be easy. She's done this many times before abroad—Irgaedera is a place intrigue, always some merchant or politician who needs taking care of.
But the night she trespasses on the palace of her hometown, she finds herself facing the newly-appointed head of the royal guard (who, by the way, is a bit of a celebrity for her skill in duels) one-on-one. Her mask is removed, and the guard gets a proper two-second look at her face before she can flee. Perhaps she has just spelled the doom of her career, and the sect she has pledged her allegiance to...
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