The end is near. Nine-fingered logen will only be enough for one battle - but it will be a major one .. Battles are boiling all over the North, the king of the North is still holding fast, and only one person can stop him. His Old Friend, Old Enemy: It's Time for the Nine Deaths to Come Home Glockt's mentor fights a different battle - he has too many hosts and too little time. A secret battle in which no one can feel safe and no one can be trusted. And, as his days with the blade are far behind, it is fortunate that he is lethally handling his remaining weapons: blackmail, threats, and torture. Jesal Dan Lufar decided that winning fame is too painful an enterprise, and turned away from military service to live a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can also be painful, and fame has a nasty habit of clinging to a person when he least expects it. The king of the Union is on his deathbed, the peasants rebel, and the aristocrats fight for his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is about to close the very heart of the Union. Only the First of the Magi can save the world - but it's risky There is a far more terrible risk than breaking the First Law.