Fantasy as it ought to be written George R. R. Martin the second volume in Robin Hobbs internationally Bestselling Farseer Trilogy. Honesty is the bedrock for any relationship. But how can Fitz - royal bastard; trainee assassin; holder of secrets crucial to the security of the kingdom - Are his soul to his beloved Molly? Danger lies all around him - from the raiders savaging the coastal towns; and from within the court. the king has been struck down by a mystery illness and his eldest son; Verity; is bound up in the defence of the realm. When Verity leaves the court in search of the mythical Elderlings; Fitz finds himself friendless apart from his wolf; Nighteyes; and the kings strange; motley-clad fool; exposed to Prince Regals malign ambitions. He will be asked to sacrifice everything - his heart; his hope; even his life - for the sake of the realm.