There is no end in sight for the uncertainty that has descended over the entire court, and nothing seems to be heading in the right direction. Wierstoke and Lorcan both want the throne, and their ambition will stop for no one. Their continual rivalry also proves too distracting to deal with the growing problems of the realm, which each days seems to descend more into chaos. Choosing either would make Ashra subjugated to their will, and that is not a position she is willing to tolerate. Increasingly, Ashra is not the only one who feels this situation in untenable.