Abruptly dismissed from his apprenticeship with Chade, Fitz finds himself once more adrift, lost in the hustle and bustle of daily life in Buckkeep. And it is just as hes at his lowest that his long slumbering Wit begins to stir once more. While Burrich works to suppress his growing power, Fitzs evening lessons have at last drawn the attention of the king himself . . .

* The first comics installment of best-selling author Robin Hobbs Assassin's Apprentice!