"I am a cruel man, Cori, but I don't hide it. Don't believe those who claim to be kind: they're often the worst of us all." _ Maven Calore is back--and he's not alone. With a band of common Silvers at his side, he terrorizes the lands that still lie in Silver control. But he's not prepared for Coriane Barrow Calore. Elane's chameleon, her youngest spy--and the daughter of his two greatest obsessions