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cherry blossom image © Abi Gee 2007; cover image and chapter images © Solaris Books 2011; web site © Emily Gee 2007
er magic may be the only thing that can save a prince-and the Seven Kingdoms.
In a distant corner of the Seven Kingdoms, an ancient curse festers and grows, consuming everything in its path. Only one man can break it: Harkeld of Osgaard, a prince with mage's blood in his veins. But Prince Harkeld has a bounty on his head-and assassins at his heels.
Innis is a gifted shapeshifter. Now she must do the forbidden: become a man. She must stand at Prince Harkeld's side as his armsman, protecting and deceiving him.
But the deserts of Masse are more dangerous than the assassins hunting the prince. The curse has woken deadly creatures, and the magic Prince Harkeld loathes may be the only thing standing between him and death.
What are these images?
One of them is found at the head of each chapter.
The wolf and flames marks the story of Prince Harkeld and the mages
The sword and crown marks the story of Princess Brigitta and her armsman
The footprint marks the story of young orphan boy Jaumé, trying to outrun the curse
