Bon is a war priest though he hadn't done much of that since the Marshes Rebellions ended. These days he took confessions and gave blessings on Reflection Day until the day he was summoned to court by the King. King Vishen Algiovann had lost his only son and made a grief-induced decision to make the son of his cousin his heir. Bon finds himself in a whole new war, one that was primarily fought with secret meetings, schemes and poison needles under pillows.