Rise of a Merchant Prince

Surviving the wrath of the fearsome Sauur�a hideous race of invading serpents�noble Erik and cunning Roo have delivered a timely warning to the rulers of the Midkemian Empire, and are now free to pursue their separate destinies. Erik chooses the army�and the continuing war against Midkemia's dread enemies. Roo lusts for wealth and power�rising high and fast in theworld of trade. But with luxury comes carelessness and a vulnerability to the desires of the flesh. And a beautiful seductress with her ruthless machinations threatens to destroy everything Roo has built and become�summoning catastrophe into his future . . . and terror into his world.vol 2 of the serpent war