

In the series proper, Princess Elani takes the throne at sixteen as well, after her aunt Phoria is killed in battle.

Alec accepts and is immediately drawn into deadly intrigues, an impending war, and a secret society of spies and wizards.

Seregil, a spy/thief for hire, breaks them both out, recognizes Alec's innate theiving skills, and offers to take him on as his apprentice. But just as he's starting to welcome the idea of his inevitable death, real criminal - a man named Seregil - is thrown into the cell alongside him. A series of Heroic Fantasy novels by Lynn Flewelling following the adventures of two Loveable Rogues and their friends and allies.ġ6-year-old orphan Alec is imprisoned and tortured for a crime he didn't commit.
