History doesn't wait for a Historian. Unleash Hunger Asher, the Laughing Killer, kneels before King Stephan and the two come to an understanding. In return for forgiveness of his many war crimes and desertion from the army, Asher will destroy a criminal organization that the King's law can't touch. But first, what to do with his pregnant wife? Where can he leave her that will be safe during the coming fight?