About the book: year / The village was torn to shreds. There are no clues, only new mysteries: either all the predators in the wild forest were devoured, or the hunting dogs caused a collective panic. But the emperor’s investigator was dragged to the ball, and they never got around to investigating. Local high-born aristocrats staged a hunt for an eligible groom. But the one whose heart he wants to win belongs to someone else. Will the envoy of power be able to achieve reciprocity, and at the same time uncover the conspiracies of the insidious lords??