Fatima has freed Toregene from her wrongful imprisonment after Boraqchin’s plot and the attempt on Ögedei’s life! Resolved to become witches and stand against the Empire themselves, the two of them use Boraqchin’s secret to close in on her, and Toregene manages to ascertain the second princess’s location. In the year 1233, Ögedei is choosing Persia’s governor general, and the empire’s territory is steadily expanding…