Blackcurrant Fool

Magic is out of fashion. Orio City is where thats decided.

When his best friend Mr. Dart unexpectedly needs to make an urgent trip to Orio City, Jemis Greenwings immediate response to ask when. Hes willing to make up to his grandmother so she will lend them her falarode, hes willing to offer to run the errands of half the barony, and hes certainly willing to spend a week or so away from the gossips of Ragnor Bella.

Its such a pity that Jemis and Mr. Dart are more than halfway to Orio City before Jemis remembers that his vindictive ex-lover Lark is a rising star in the criminal courts of Orio City. Its an even greater pity when they realize just what her new position is in the legally instituted court there.

What with the dragon Jemis slayed a month ago, his consequent ascension to the position of Viscount St-Noire, and his fathers very recent second return from the dead, to say nothing of that still-famous play...