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A prequel in the Black Jewels world, this novel follows Jared, a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound into servitude by the Ring of Obedience. After years of torment and a failed escape, he is sold again and purchased by a reputedly dangerous queen known as the Gray Lady, whose other slaves have vanished. Expecting the worst, Jared is instead forced to weigh his freedom against his honor as he discovers his new owner is not what rumor claims.

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