In the Service of the Prince : Volume In the Service Series Volume Two

By Johnson, Kevin, Wade

Book Id: WPLBN0100750265
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Reproduction Date: 6/20/2024

Title:	In the Service of the Prince : Volume In the Service Series Volume Two
Author:	Johnson, Kevin, Wade
Volume:	Volume In the Service Series Volume Two
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Drama and Literature
Collections:	Authors Community, Fantasy
Historic Publication Date:	2024
Publisher:	Self-Published

Member Page:	Kevin Johnson
Citation APA MLA Chicago Johnson, K. W. (2024). In the Service of the Prince : Volume In the Service Series Volume Two. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
In this sequel to In the Service of the Queen, Roland, of the Royal Guard, has helped stop the assassination attempts against his sovereign. Roland's magical Savantry - one of the seven Talents - was of great service, letting him understand what people were thinking - including some would-be assassins. Now he's off to try to discover who's behind the attempts. The Queen's estranged Prince Consort certainly seems to be involved, from what Roland and others have discovered. Can he safely travel to the dangerous region of Montaigne Argente, and discover the truth? Without being uncovered by other Savants?

Summary
A Savant, one of the Seven Talents, travels to where the source of the assassination attempts against the Queen must be

Excerpt
The heavy wooden door in the back looked cared for, oiled before winter arrived. I lifted the knocker and rapped on the door three times. After a chilly minute, it opened, and a big man with a shaved head looked at us, raising his eyebrows. I said, "A distant friend directed us here." "Did she now?" he said in a pleasant baritone. "Then, be pleased to come in." He opened the door wide, and after we got snow-covered boots and outerwear off, led us to a nearby receiving parlor. The house gave the same impression of age as the city in general did; the wide, wide floor planks didn't come from any trees like we'd seen from the sleigh, and though oiled and maintained, were worn enough in the middle of the hallway that the floor was perceptibly lower there. The walls weren't wainscoted, but rather paneled floor to ceiling, then whitewashed, making the hall feel wider. The footman stood by the door once he'd opened it. A pretty servant girl with a limp worse than mine—she walked with a stick—came from a back cross hall and stopped when she saw us. The footman said, "Hermine, please fetch the mistresses." "At once, Hadrien." She turned and went. Meanwhile he led us to the parlor, which unfortunately lacked a fireplace. Warmer air came in from the open door, though, which Hadrien the footman still stood holding. I quietly studied Hadrien while we waited. He stood relaxed, composed, seeming unconcerned that two men with swords and a couple of dagger-armed "servants" stood within the house he was clearly guarding. He wasn't overconfident either. I could tell. *Four likely looking youngsters.* *All four more dangerous than they're trying to look.* *Probably friends.* *If not…no problem.* A dangerous man indeed.

Table of Contents
Map Roland and Emelie's Private Code Cast of Characters Prologue: What Has Gone Before One: In a City Old Beyond Two: Eager for a New Spring Dawn Three: Joined by One of Whom I'm Fond Four: A Ruse, a Guise, a Subterfuge Five: With Words I Wish I Had Not Used Six: E'en Within, Without Refuge Castle Argente Map Seven: Blinded Yet Must Find My Way Eight: A Call For Help Not Relayed Nine: Seen Through an Unsafe Lens Ten: Bloody Hands I Must Cleanse Eleven: Damaged Armor Will Not Defend Twelve: Regretting Words Said to a Friend Thirteen: Injuries Now I Must Mend Fourteen: Wrongfulness I Would Not Bring Fifteen: An Occasion Not to Sing Sixteen: Wishing for a Magic Ring Seventeen: Heroic But for Base of Clay Eighteen: A Precipice, We Cannot Stay Nineteen: A Deluge Brings Worse Than a Wince Twenty: In the Service of the Prince Appendices Thinking Through the Premise About the Author