A broken admiral is drowning in Esperatia. The “sunset” captain, Felsenburg, is gathering an odd kind of fame. The princess and the cardinal are weaving their lady-like intrigues. A bronze lattice keeps its secret. Old truths are coming to light. Marcel is searching for— and finding—very special assignments...
...Marshal Capras watches corpses by the roadside. No, he’s used to that kind of sight… but at home?! Thick fog blocks Marshal Bruno’s path. Marshal Savignac would like to study completely different cards. But after the darkness of midnight comes dawn...