The Queen is dead. Long live the King. As his mother's execution is announced, the swing of the sword that would make Riffin King is inevitable. Torn between his need for vengeance and his desire to heed his mother's lesson of biding his time, Riffin finds there seems to be no right answer to whatever he does-someone is always left disappointed or angered. The Alliance Council, created by the nobles upon his mother's death,...