While El forgive, The King will live Fate has led Derry into King Greville's palace, the evil heart of the Scarlet City. Against all odds, he has gained the king's trust. Fully aware he is in terrible danger, Derry resolves to follow in the footsteps of the mysterious rebel leader, Hant, and use his position as Greville's truth teller to penetrate the dark secrets locked within the palace. Nothing, he discovers, is as it seems. Menaced by corrupt nobles, sinister Wordsmiths, and the threat of an avenging El, Derry and his companions must come together in a final, desperate race against time to save the lamd and the people they love. This is the third volume in a three-part series, originally sold in a boxed set with three separate novels.