Thraxas and the Elvish Isles

THRAXAS AND THE ELVISH ISLES

Thraxas is pleased to be invited to the Elvish Island of Avula, to investigate a crime on behalf of an old friend. Sailing south means he can avoid the harsh Turanian winter, and also get away from Makri, who's recent behaviour has been such as to outrage all decent citizens of Turai. Naturally Makri refuses to be left behind, and muscles her way into trip, much to the displeasure of the Turanian Prince who knows that her Orcish blood isn't going to be welcome in any Elvish land. Once there, Thraxas finds himself deeply involved in the puzzling case of the Elves sacred tree and Makri starts giving sword fighting lessons to a very puny young Elf. Meanwhile the poets are making ready for their festival, though some of the younger Elves seem to be experimenting with dwa, a deadly drug that's already ravaged the city of Turai. As a restful holiday, Thraxas's voyage south doesn't work out as well as he hoped. There's a lot more crime among the Elves than he expected and his actions in trying to sort it out leads him into conflict with the Lord of Isles, the Prince of Turai, and virtually everyone else on Avula.