Surrounded

Swordplay, scandal, and sex—welcome to the world of Tremontaine, a glittering new entry in Ellen Kushner's classic Riverside series.

This is the 12th episode in the third season of Tremontaine, a 13-episode serial from Serial Box Publishing. This episode written by Joel Derfner.

Kaab achieves an important victory for her family. Rafe's school comes under attack, forcing him to organize his students against the danger. Basil discovers Aurelia's indiscretion with Davenant. Diane faces unwelcome consequences. Micah overhears an alarming conversation.

Welcome to Tremontaine, where ambition, love affairs, and rivalries dance with deadly results. A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; a handsome young scholar with more passion than sense; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolution when games of politics begin, no one is safe. Keep your wit as sharp as your steel in this world where politics is everything, and outcasts are the tastemakers.