She only looked back when she heard footsteps coming along the corridor. The man she saw pass by froze her to her seat in horror. The red and black of the sheriff's cloak flashed away. He was spying on them! Roberta sat for several seconds replaying it in her mind. What if he heard what she'd said about her 'guests'? Allan was a sitting duck now! Stupid stupid! Prince John would become suspicious of her now and he'd never let her out of his sight. She had to do something to throw him off the scent. Something to make him think she was still just an ornery child and not that she was aiding the bandits under his very nose.

**Will be receiving a new cover** "Go ahead and build a monument in my honor, let the engraving caution others as to what a fool I was." Another Civil War is ravishing the Americas, and more lines will be crossed then ever before. The Republic Government has sent one of their finest soldiers to bring down their enemy from within, yet when this mission proves to be unsuccessful, he must fight for his life as well as for a pathway home. An untested soldier from within the Eastern Secession fears the secrets that lay behind her High Commander's eyes, and strives to uncover the truth behind the war's origins. One man watches as everything he knows begins to crumble, yet determination refuses to recede from his mind as he fights for what he believes in. This year, bonds will form and alliances will shatter -- whoever is left standing when the dust settles will play a vital role in the nation's future.