From publisher blurb: Ulesir Shah, Lord of Shan’Ammar, a coastal city in southern Ekul, is going to marry the beautiful Karmella, daughter of the powerful Lord of Teluk’Ammar, in a dynastic marriage that will bring prosperity to both cities. But someone, or something, scares Ulesir so much that he dare not leave his well-protected palace to travel north and take his legitimate bride. The marriage becomes more unlikely with every passing day… Only a group of diehard scoundrels can aid the prince in this delicate situation. Mysterious assassins, the treacheries of a courtly life, and a dark prophecy await the heroes in this epic adventure in the shadows of the Iron Mountains.