The commotion from the fight draws local authorities, forcing Safi and Iseult to split. Instead, he finds himself facing a Cleaved Tidewitch-the man’s magic having boiled over and turned him into a bloodthirsty monster-alongside two girls who insist on fighting alongside him. He’d hoped to reestablish trade for his starving homeland, Nubrevna. While trying to flee the Bloodwitch by catching the first ship out of Veñaza City, they run into the hot-tempered Prince Merik Nihar, who has just left a failed negotiation at the Truce Summit. Instead of the guy who’d stolen their savings, they find themselves facing a Bloodwitch who sniffs out Safi’s rare magic: the ability to tell truth from lie. Summary Īs diplomats and royalty converge from across the Witchlands for a Truce Summit in Veñaza City, Safiya fon Hasstrel and her Threadsister Iseult det Midenzi hold up the wrong thrice-damned carriage north of town. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls' heels. In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally.
And Iseult's true powers are hidden even from herself.
Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden - lest she be used in the struggle between empires. Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home. Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble.
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