The Song of the Shrike. Long Live the Prince!

In this part, the situation in Romus and the Forbidden Lands escalates to the limit. Gaultier realizes that there is too much ambiguity surrounding Skeryel's admission to the academy and his past, and decides to get to the truth at any cost. Jerome no longer wants to follow him blindly and tries to stop the man he once trusted. The conflict becomes even more intense when the commander Frank Lafar, known as the Octavian Ratcatcher, intervenes in the struggle.