When the Water Begins to Recede

Pekka Rollins has been dethroned, and Kaz must do his best to claim the title of King of The Barrel, but the competition is nearly as cunning as he is, and the ever-changing web of alliances in Ketterdam is already shifting, learning to operate without its late ruler. The monster of a city has a way of keeping one disoriented, new foes crop, businesses rise and fall often. Timing is key, but Kaz has underestimated just how crucial it is, and how hard it will be to gather information with his ex-Wraith flitting in and out of the city.Inej has her ship, and has reunited with her parents but everything is not as perfect as it seems. She didn’t realize how hard it would be to see her parents again after everything she’s been through. Having lost her innocence, she struggles to explain everything she’s done. They understand what was survival, and don’t blame her for her actions, but her parents recoil at her ideas of hunting down slavers, labeling it brash and foolish. Which it just may be, lacking a true foundation and plan. She can’t go cavorting about the open sea and hope to find slavers. So she turns to Kaz, in the hopes of starting something new, to root out the worst of the worst, on the seas and in the city.