Atevi Shadow Guild: The Intrigues of Hasjuran

After the tumultuous events surrounding the atevi leader Tabini-aiji and ongoing threats from adversaries, the Assassins’ Guild underwent significant reforms to eliminate a secretive faction known as the Shadow Guild. With internal corruption purged, the birth of Tabini’s second child, and the designation of an heir, stability has been restored in the atevi realm. Humans and atevi harmoniously coexist on the space station and the planet, continuing their centuries-old relationship. The human enclave is preparing to welcome 5000 refugees from a dismantled distant station, marking a new era of collaboration with the atevi mainland.

Returning to the atevi capital after successfully securing a crucial settlement, Bren Cameron, the private consultant of Tabini-aiji, was looking forward to a well-deserved break. However, his relaxation was cut short when Tabini’s grandmother requested his assistance on a train journey to Hasjuran, the smallest and most remote province. This move, which involved a personal instruction from Tabini-aiji to protect and advise her, placed Bren in a challenging situation.

It's possible to offer advice to her. She is well-protected by a strong presence of high-ranking Guild members. However, the aiji-dowager has extended an invitation to an independent young warlord, Machigi, and a potential heir to the important northern province of Ajuri. This raises the question of why the dowager is bringing this unlikely pair to Hasjuran and what her intentions might be.

With a Shadow Guild assault on the prepare station, it has change into clear that others have questions, too. Hasjuran, on its mountain peak, overlooks the Marid, a district that’s a part of the atevi nation solely in identify—a district through which Machigi is one main participant, and the place the Shadow Guild retains a significant stronghold.

Defend her? Ilisidi is hellbent on settling scores with the Shadow Guild, and her causes for this journey and this firm now change into clear.  One human diplomat and his personal bodyguard all of a sudden appear a really small power to defend her from what she is setting in movement.