Pol Radulfson, officer of the court, official liaison between the Causeway Fort and its civilian suppliers. What the Fort wants, the Fort gets, and it's Pol's job to provide it.

Pol Radulfson, shrewd businessman or cunning profiteer? Dangled by his neck over the shores of Hardside until he confessed to his scheming ways, he finds himself trapped between a rock and a hard place; the king and his chief agent on one side, and a shady cabal of conspirators plotting to usurp the throne on the other.

Pol Radulfson, caught between opposing forces, his life hanging in the balance, must use his wiles and his network of contacts to unmask the members of the Cockade conspiracy, and stay one step ahead of their executioners.

Alas for Pol, if only it were that simple...