Lots, and LOTS of action this volume. So much so that I kinda started to skim through it halfway through. Which is unfortunate. We get the backstory of some major characters this volume, and I wish the fight between Seth and Konrad hadn't worn me down.

As I think about it though, I think my problems with the fight had less to do with the fight itself, and more with the fact that the book continually cuts away from it to focus on other things. I'm not opposed to that sort of structure, but the fight felt really drawn out already, and continually cutting away without any significant development during the fight really pumped the brakes on any sort of momentum the book had. I like the world and character designs of this series, so I'm sticking around, but I hope the next volume will have a better flow to it.