Weasel was a pickpocket until kindly Justice Holis took him off the streets. As his clerk, Weasel learns that the judge belongs to an underground movement planning to overthrow corrupt Regent Pettibone. Before Justice Holis and his allies can realize their goal, Pettibone arrests the judge for treason. Weasel petitions on the judge's behalf, but only gets himself thrown in jail. Seeing his honest endeavors scorned, Weasel realizes that to restore justice he must return to a life of crime.
Title alpha Shield of Stars: The Shield, Sword, and Crown
Level Advanced Readers
Pages Count 272
Summary Justice Holis is at the heart of a conspiracy aimed at lawfully replacing the unsavory Horace Pettibone as regent to spoiled fifteen-year-old Prince Edoran. When Pettibone’s men arrest Holis and the other conspirators in the night,Weasel must try to keep his beloved justice from being hanged for treason. A direct appeal to the prince lands Weasel in prison with Arisa. Together they escape and flee to the countryside, where Weasel, with Arisa as guide and bodyguard, hopes to convince the Falcon, a highwayman and bandit chief, to organize an army large enough to stage a strike against the palace guard and free Justice Holis. First, however, Weasel must prove himself worthy to the one person who can lead him to the Falcon.
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