Meet Celaena Sardothein, assassin for hire. She sets out to collect a debt owed to The Assassin’s guild, a group she’s been a part of ever since she was found and taken in my Arobyn Hamil. Her life is theirs and what they tell her to do, she does.
But despite her orders, the debt collection does not sit well with her. While she comes off as a person who has a hard heart, you see her soften when she sees the debt is slaves, not money. And she vows to free them, no matter the consequence.
I love this first glimpse of Celaena. I love that we see she has a conscience from the beginning, despite her profession. She’s feisty and smart and very strong. But you do see some of her insecurity start to bleed through at times, and I think it’s an important part of who she is and who she is to become. And I love that she sees the same in Sam. While she demonstrates a dislike for Sam at the beginning of the novella, you see that Sam is really the only would she actually trusts. And as their friendship grows stronger, she realizes he would help her do whatever needs to be done.
Excellent introduction to this world and its characters.