Mags is now officially a Herald, which means he can truly begin his work becoming a Herald-Spy. He’s got some ideas around that, which includes rescuing a troop of boys that have been coerced into being thieves and putting them to better use as his eyes and ears around Haven.
Where things get a little interesting, and which is actually blurbed on the back cover, so I’m not spoiling anything, is that the King’s Own Herald Nikolas, Mags’ boss, and his sweetheart Amily’s father, nearly dies. In fact, he’s dead long enough that his Companion Rolan is forced to chose a new King’s Own Herald, which ends up being Amily. (Nikolas gets a new Companion – Evory.) Now, in a lot of ways, this makes sense. But it’s just so quickly done in the book, and so matter of fact, is comes off as a bit rushed. Don’t get me wrong, once it gets going, it’s great. But something so momentous just seems like it needed a more momentous treatment.
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