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As usual, it all starts with Harry having a horrible day. A Red Court Duke is out to get his blood and he can’t even fight the guy because he fails to secure a second for the duel. While trying to weasel out of getting killed by the Archive for breaking the rules, Harry finds that Ortega is more agreeable than he thought. From desperation, he strikes a deal with him.
Harry thinks he can apply the ancient logic of divide and conquer to weaken the Red Court from the inside. Except Ortega is nothing like he expected and Harry gets a little more than he bargained for, with a side order of learning how to be polite.
Meanwhile, Paolo Ortega is attempting to take care of the wizard-shaped problem that has gotten out of hand. He’s intrigued by the loyal, violent fool who started it all, but the war is inconvenient because he hasn’t planned it for at least another ten years.
He’s more than ready to kill Dresden, except this guy who tends to set things on fire is surprisingly tolerable. So he proposes an alternative, and ends up with way more than a tasty snack.
He might even accidentally learn what a healthy relationship looks like.