A Treason Of Magic – Melissa Marr

Isabeau asks, voice too low to be overheard in the conversational hum of the room. “Isabeau,” I whisper. “Please . . .” “I would not have spoken ill of him at the palace if I knew he had died, Gabrielle.” She looks stricken at a callousness that is untrue, but I cannot tell her this truth either. Even now, I am haunted by a sea of lies between us. Eyes dart to us as we speak in hushed tones.

“We were not close, not like you and your father,” I say. “Yet you were the one riding with him when he came to Maudite Castle.” Isabeau gives me an odd look. “You never appeared close as a child, not the way he was with Rylan, but he tracked your every step even then.” “He cared in his way.” It is as much of a truth as I can share.

Seeing my unwillingness to talk about him, Isabeau seems to follow my unspoken request and drifts into small talk as guests arrive and join our conversation. When the guests steer toward talk of my father, she redirects them with elegance or false boorishness. I am grateful for it. By the time we are seated, she is at my side like a permanent guardian. Guiltily, I am happy for her intercession.

I do not yet feel like I am the earl. The first course is served, and I marvel at the bounty in front of us. Cold soups, haricot beans, asparagus, chicken, and mutton. Mother looks around the table, as if taking a count of the guests who came first to offer their regards.

Rylan wears a bemused smile as Sir Barnett gesticulates wildly with a soup spoon. Whatever story he tells about Father looks entertaining. The Viscountess Campbell, seated on the other side of Isabeau, asks, “And how is Her Grace, your mother?” Isabeau’s voice is dry.

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Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Otherwise, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Text copyright © 2026 by Melissa Marr All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.

Published by 47North, Seattle www.apub.com Amazon, the Amazon logo, and 47North are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc., or its affiliates. EU product safety contact: Amazon Media EU S. à r.l. 38, avenue John F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg [email protected] ISBN-13: 9781662536939 (paperback) ISBN-13: 9781662536946 (digital) Cover illustration and design by Edward Bettison 1kitap1.com/en To Uncle Charles, who is beyond the veil, for filling my childhood heart with fairy tales, folklore, and Rossetti poems. 1kitap1.com/en Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Epilogue Acknowledgments About the Author 1kitap1.com/en Chapter 1 “The Irish word for ‘fairy’ is ‘sheehogue’ [sidheóg], a diminutive of ‘shee’ in ‘banshee.’

Fairies are deenee shee [daoine sidhe] (fairy people).” —Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry, edited and selected by W. B. Yeats [1888] When I start the day, it feels like hundreds of others as the Hunter-in- Training. Alongside my father, I ride out of the stable as the mist lifts from the damp ground.

A steady drizzle threatens in the heavy-bellied clouds overhead, but the air is no longer streaked with the rain that woke me last night. The dampness lingers, but already the morning sun seems to be trying to warm the earth. “The boy said the body was near the Maudite side of the forest.” Father’s voice is rougher on damp mornings like this, another reminder that he’s older than most Hunters ever live to be. I’m grateful for that; I am not ready to take up the duty.

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