Prince Christophe is having a ball…but when isn’t he? After a relatively quiet year of sword play and politics, Kit and Eli have finally settled into a routine of pretending neither means more to the other than a simple offer of friendship can imply. But friendships are tested, and lands at peace will turn to war. Sometimes the one most suited to protect you is the one who holds the sharpest blade. And there is no sharper sword than The Captain. Hired to kill. Sworn to protect. The Never Lands have never been so dangerous, or so magical.