Preview of Book 4: Conspiracy

Epilogue: At the dinner, the emperor presses a note into Basilard's hand.

Chapter 19: After escaping the lake and thwarting the kidnappers, Basilard heads off for a dinner hosted for the victorious athletes. Amaranthe has made peace with Mancrest, and, at Maldynado's urging, agrees to a picnic with the man, but Sicarius has something to say about that…

Chapter 18: Amaranthe and the others fight their way to the ballast tanks, hoping to force the laboratory to the surface.

Chapter 17: With the help of an escaped athlete, the team fights its way inside to search for their comrades. Unfortunately, the marine ship above has decided to drop explosives to destroy the laboratory.

Chapter 16: Hoping Mancrest's brother will distract the people and the creature defending the laboratory, Amaranthe and the team try to infiltrate it in underwater breathing suits.

Chapter 15: Basilard and Sicarius attempt an escape, but soldiers and wizards defending the laboratory rally to hunt them down.

Chapter 14: Realizing they'll need help to rescue their comrades, Amaranthe returns to Mancrest, hoping to convince him to tell his naval captain brother of the trouble on the lake bottom.