Introduction: Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin #1) Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf? Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts鈥攁nd a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. Ismae鈥檚 most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany鈥攚here she finds herself woefully under prepared鈥攏ot only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death鈥檚 vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?...