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The third novel, ''A Mankind Witch'', is a solo work by Freer. It follows the adventures of Prince Manfred and Erik between the events of the first two novels.
The fourth novel, ''Much Fall of Blood'',
A fifth novel is planned in the series, titled ''Great Doom's Shadow''. It will return to Benito Valdosta.
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* [[Evil Mentor]]: Caesare Aldanto to Benito. {{spoiler|He helped kill the Valdosta boys' mother and only helps them because of the money he gets from their grandfather. He's a ruthless assassin and plotting to help the city fall to the coming invasion.}}
* [[Fake-Out Make-Out]]: With [[A Threesome Is Manly|Erik, Manfred, and Francesca]]. {{spoiler|There was '''nothing''' fake about it, either.}}
* [[A Father to His Men]]: A few people are uneasy about swearing allegiance to young Vlad when he mentions that his title among his people is Drac, meaning Dragon. He tells them that the Dragon protects his treasure, and his ''people'' are his treasure. If they swear fealty to him, ''they'll'' be his treasure, too. That does it; they drop to their knees [[Manly Tears|in tears]] and kiss his hand. They've longed to serve a ruler who understands how to be loyal to his people rather than just demanding they be loyal to him.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Erik, after {{spoiler|Svanhild is killed}}.
* [[High Class Call Girl]]: Francesca, although she trades up to Imperial Advisor the second she gets the opportunity.
* [[Historical Fantasy]] / [[Alternate History]]
* [[Identical Grandson]]: Vlad physically resembles his grandfather, this history's version of the Impaler.
* [[Ignore the Fanservice]]: The biggest reason Lucretia wants Eneko and Marco dead.
* [[Immortality Immorality]]: Countess Elizabeth Bartholdy.
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* [[Rags to Royalty]]: Marco and Benito in ''The Shadow of the Lion''.
* [[Rewarded As a Traitor Deserves]]: A common man is coerced into betraying the guerrilla fighters led by Erik when Caesare and the Shaman kidnap his young son. When they outsmart the trap and find out the man's son was killed (and ''eaten'' by the Shaman in his dog form), they give him the gnawed on thigh bone and tell him to spread the word about what the invaders do to children. This, in turn, helps raise up the populace against the invaders and [[Hoist By His Own Petard|drive them out]].
** In ''Much Fall of Blood'', Vlad suspects that a merchant from whom he bought supplies for his people is a spy for Emeric. When his suspicion is confirmed, some of his subordinates are ready to hunt down and kill the merchant, but he tells them he still owes the man some money for the supplies. Only once '''that''' is paid will he deal out justice for the betrayal.
* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: What Benito is about to go on in the end of ''This Rough Magic''.
* [[Silk Hiding Steel]]: Katerina and Francesca.
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