This novelette is also included in J. Q. Ronan’s new book, Tales of the Eastern Dagger.
Lanela is one of King Aghajan?s greatest assassins, but she is no match for his best killer, the Eastern Dagger. She is sent to train with this mysterious figure and finds herself fearing the legendary warrior even more than the King himself?however, upon meeting the Eastern Dagger and joining in on one of his perilous missions, Lanela discovers that there is much more to this disillusioned soldier than she?d ever imagined.
