Can Falco deal with the marauding Tarquinian bandits? Or will he have to concede defeat?
An old acquaintance pops up to bring a friendly visit as well.

Previous chapter: Falco's Reign - part 27Arcala and Pumori arrived late at night at Elvira’s old estate, which was now called, in a rather grand fashion, the Academy. Grand, because it still wasn’t that elaborate. The most impressive building was the old manor, a very large building and once the ancestral home of Elvira’s late husband. It had one huge square tower, that got a bit narrower as it got higher. The rest of the complex consisted mainly out of some old service quarters and several warehouses, stables and barns that were partly converted for their new purpose, be it living quarters for the orphaned children or a school or washing facilities and so on.
The last few kilometers they had travelled on their own, as the elf sorceress had sent the small Varangian escort away. She had only accepted their presence because Falco had ordered it anyway. Now that she was no longer under the influence of Caitlin’s restricting chains and spells, there weren’t a lot of opponents she couldn’t handl

Next chapter: Falco's Reign - Part 29Fooled you!
This is actually where the Yuletide Stories take place.
Part 30 will continue after those events!
Sorry! But couldn't resist this lame little joke!
Still, for clarity's sake it has its purposes.