I feel like a new man, bathed and groomed and wearing finely tailored clothes. Plus, I’m seated across from a stunningly beautiful woman. Rune and the southern count’s son bowed to me as I entered the room. It is my old life, rejuvenated. Mikail sits to my left, handsome as ever. But who is the woman in front of me? She is more striking than courtesans in Qali, and that’s no small feat.
