Chapter 10 - The Name On The Betting Board

A familiar formula leads Soren and his companions to Rook’s Crown, where medicine, debt, and blood sport share the same ledgers. To trace the stolen shipments back to the prison camp, they must enter Cassiane Rook’s tournament—and accept the terms that bind its fighters. For Fray, returning means facing more than the arena. She left as Zephyr. The betting board remembers.