In 1415, England teeters on the brink of war with France, but the battles begin far from the battlefield. King Henry V dispatches Thomas Chaucer, a skilled agent, and Robert Cooper, a veteran archer, to intercept a French spy carrying gold to Scotland—funds that could ignite a devastating alliance against England.
Meanwhile, in London, man-at-arms Edward Fordham faces a chilling mystery: an assassin’s plot to kill a figure England cannot afford to lose. As shadows deepen, alliances are tested, and every step uncovers secrets that could tilt the scales of war.
Some wars are fought with arrows and swords; others in whispers and deception. Will Chaucer and his allies succeed, or will betrayal shape the fate of nations?
Victory may hinge on those waging war in the shadows.
