Juggling the task of finding which of two cardinals is the genuine one, protecting a king's son and dealing with both northern barbarians and brigands is a taxing business even for Voltan and his brother Hawk together- sequel to Voltan & the Healer

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Annis Haldane finds herself as a hostage to Voltan the Warlord and has good reason to consider this a better bargain than her father's plans for her.