Prince Thief (Tales of Easie Damasco, Book 3)

Altapasaeda, capital of the Castoval, is about to be besieged byits own king—and where else would luckless, somewhat reformed thiefEasie Damasco be but trapped within the city's walls?  Facedwith a war they can't win and a populace too busy fighting amongstitself to even try, the Castovalian defenders are left with onedesperate option.  Far in the northern lands of Shoan, rebelshave set up the young prince Malekrin as a figurehead in their ownquest to throw off the king's tyrannical rule.  One way oranother, the prince must be persuaded to join forces.Once again, all hope lies with Damasco and his sticky-fingeredapproach to problem solving, along with his long suffering partner,the gentle giant Saltlick.  But this time it's a human beingthat needs stealing, with his own desires and opinions, and eventsonly grow more complicated as Damasco realises that he and therebellious young prince have more in common that either wouldadmit.