Ill Met By Dragonfire Fairy Tale Case Files V

The story of how someone with a scholarly bent and who chose to use cunning over brawn is spoken of all over Altria as proof of why their king has led the kingdom through a golden age. But how did the young prince actually rescue the princess from the dragon - and whose help did he require?

Over twenty years later, the youth of the nobles of Altria are turning up dead in the strangest places around the city, burned and stabbed, threatening the stability of Silas' hold on the throne and the peace of the city. There is a killer on the loose in Altria and whoever it is will not stop at killing the youth of the nobles. It's after The Royal Family, and it won't stop until the palace floors run red with the blood.

Called into service again, William Tenys may find that this is one case he should have stayed far away from. After all, fairy tales are never as straight forward as they seem and there are things that the King refuses to discuss. Drawn deeper and deeper into the deaths of the nobles and the troubles of his friends, William will soon have to make a choice: his King or his city?