Seven kingdoms pledge seven heirs to a covenant. One is murdered. The six survivors need allies to expose the killer before the bargain claims them too—but every ally is someone they have reason to suspect.
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Seven lives secure the covenant.
Seven kingdoms pledge their heirs to a covenant. When one heir is murdered, the six survivors must identify the killer before the pact binding their kingdoms claims them too.
They need one another’s cooperation, but each potential ally is also someone they have reason to suspect. Each represents a crown with interests that extend beyond the murder, making accusations dangerous for more than the person accused. Their investigation depends on keeping a fragile alliance intact while deciding whom to trust with evidence, suspicion and their lives.
The survivors need one another.
The covenant brings the heirs together and makes one death a danger to the remaining six. The investigation has to confront both a killer and the political bargain that leaves the survivors exposed.
The heirs need one another's help while questioning one another's motives. Their shared danger makes cooperation necessary without making trust easy.
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