The Seer of Truth
Eleven murders, eleven ghosts, and one lone linen maid.
An unseen killer has slaughtered ten servant girls and one guard, leaving disemboweled corpses in the castle courtyard. But Nella, a linen maid, survived her attack. The slasher took only her hair, not her life.
Nella loves a nobleman, the King’s grandson Risley—she admitted it with a bloody razor held to her throat—then she woke in Risley’s bed, surrounded by shining Holy Knights who pledged to protect her at any cost. Soon her beloved fled, insisting he left to get help. Without Risley near, the knights remained true to their vow and killed a man who attempted to assault her.
The castle people grow ever angrier in the wake of the knights’ ruthless protection and demand Risley’s arrest and execution. Castellan Dubric does little to quash their fury, but Dubric has burdens of his own—the heavy, dribbling ghosts of the eleven slaughtered victims, mostly servant girls like Nella. Dubric’s set a high bounty for Risley capture and return to the castle alive, but Nella, now isolated from even her friends, fears the reward may not be enough to save Risley’s life.