As always, brilliant. I'm starting to wonder if there's more trouble brewing for Arslan within his own camp. I hope I'm wrong. There's certainly enough trouble for him from outside the camp.
Kubard is great and I enjoyed seeing him in action again. Al-Farid's brother is a fun new addition. The Princess of Maryam is also going to be an interesting character. I was not expecting her to ally with whom she chose.

I've just pre-ordered the next installment. Come on October 1st!