The Red Queen

Sonja has ruled for a year as queen of Sogaria but, having refused to take a king and with the Winter promising a harsh famine, she finds she has a rebellion on her hands. Lord Ariok mounts an attack on the port city of Astahan and Sonja is forced to move out quickly to defend it. Sonja wins the day but an unfamiliar crest on the inside of an enemy breastplate sends her racing back to Issenni to get some answers.