Talon, last of the Orosini tribe, has been transformed by the Conclave of Shadows from a trusting young boy to the dashing young nobleman Talwin Hawkins, now Roldem’s premiere swordsman. The title, won at the Masters’ Court, before the King, brought him a step closer to his desire – to avenge the massacre of his family. Two participants in the slaughter are already dead by his by his hand; Lieutenant Campaneal fell under his blade during the Masters; Tournament, and Raven, the mercenary captain, died whilst trying to butcher an Orodon village, just as he destroyed Tal’s people.
But Tal’s desire for vengeance will not be satisfied until the reason for the massacres has been uncovered and their architect revealed and punished. The Conclave demands its membership price from Tal: he must gather information on Leso Varen, a magician of terrible power and subtle craft, dangerous beyond contemplation. And to do this means service to the sorcerer’s master, Duke Kaspar of Olasko – swearing loyalty to the very man who ordered the destruction of everything Tal loved.
He must swear loyalty to the very man he suspects of slaughtering his family, even if it means tracking down the Duke’s enemies – the members of the Conclave and Talon’s own friends.
King of Foxes is the second book of Raymond E. Feist’s trilogy Conclave of Shadows.