Into the Crowned Knot of Fire

Of all people, it is Zebedee Thurlough who finally manages to arrange an interim cease-fire in the sudden war between the Karlosoroff brothers. Felix promises that if Indrek is prepared to visit and apologise, then he will forgive him. Looking into her crystal onion, Prigentia is alarmed. The feared but necessary shvirah is threatened. Fratricidal warfare is essential for the fulfillment of the Ptolomaic prediction. By weaving a few infinitesimal calculations she throws into confusion Indrek’s normally accurate navigational sense. The ether quivers. All that remains now is to sacrifice an innocent child. For this Prigentia’s thoughts turn to the infant genius, Kolya. Meanwhile the residents of Seven Dials are only dimly aware of the portentous dangers that face them.