The Earl of Essenburg, Steven Hargraves, is dead.Assassinated by an unknown assailant, his death plunges the earldom into a bloody civil war. Rival siblings of the murdered lord have vied for control of the region for three long years. Frederick, the rightful heir to his father's title, lies ensconced in Bode Castle, held under siege by his younger sister Catherine's army.As alliances shift and unforeseen forces are brought into the conflict, an innocent ne...