The Crusader stronghold of Acre: 1272 A.D.

As royal birthday celebrations fill Acre's crowded streets, the enchanter Maleficius and his bizarre cavalcade distract those sworn to protect the prince, and rivalry between Templar and Hospitaller knights reaches boiling point. Amidst the jesters, jugglers and fantastical beasts a lone assassin threatens the heir to the throne. It falls to Miles of Wildewood and Jesmina, the sultry daughter of Saladin the snake trader, to save the day and the life of the future king. But can Jesmina be trusted?

Welcome to the second novella in The Wildewood Chronicles. This is the world of Miles of Wildewood, a reluctant knight, haunted by his past and driven by a need for revenge. In these novellas you'll discover why.