Knife sworn

After a lifetime locked in his tower room, Sarmin has come into his own. He is the crowned emperor; he has wed Mesema of the horse tribes; the Pattern-Master is dead. Everything should be happy-ever-after. But war has ignited in the north, in the Palace intricate plots blossom around the Petal Throne... And in the darkness of Sarmin's room, the remnants of the Many haunt his thoughts. The worst damage left by the Pattern Master is about to take Sarmin unawares.