Dagger of Deception
by Andrew Ashling
It is several months after the victorious Battle of the Zinchara (see The Invisible Chains — Part 3: Bonds of Blood) and daily life in Lorseth Castle has returned to normal. The prince's pages have taken up their usual routine of exercise, study, service, raiding Lorseth's taverns, and bickering among themselves. Everything seems peaceful enough...