Assassin's Cradle ONC 2026

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It doesn't take long before everything spins out of control. One moment you're a secret assassin, and the next, you've somehow been hired as a nanny and you're not entirely sure how it happened.

Ambrosia Lancer is the most diverse-not best- lady assassin in their city, wielding poison and hatpins alike, but most her "kills" are the warning cards that assassins leave behind the first time they're contracted.

Many, in case they're caught, pretend they're giving the warning instead of a true attempt. While it is customary, the higher the target, the less they observe rules that don't benefit them. This situation fits Duke Liesterpier's temper so well that Ambrosia's handlers should warn her not to take his case?

Somebody failed in their research, and it's up to Ambrosia to strike a deal with this temperamental man before he abuses his rights as a nobleman.