Joythief

<p>Joythief. The most feared weapon of the elite thieves' and assassin's guild known as the Star-Blades. The magical poison that doesn't kill its victim but kills the most prized aspect of themselves. Star-Blades rarely use this terrible poison and never against their own.</p><p><br></p><p> Except Mariq Ashai Meidani Princess of Kuriza and Star-Blade spider-thief has been poisoned. She knows exactly what the Joythief will take from her-her thieving skills the one thing that makes her more than a simple pawn in her father's court.</p><p><br></p><p>Trying to discover who poisoned her and why leads Mariq to discover plots far more intricate than the blackmail of a single spider-thief. The Star-Blades would use her as a tool in their war against magic a war that would leave thousands dead and the land devastated. A war Mariq cannot allow to happen.</p><p><br></p><p>Battling the Joythief is futile. Battling the Star-Blades seems even more so. Yet if Mariq wants to be anything besides a delicate useless princess or a catalyst of destruction she'll have to fight both -- and somehow win.</p>