Le Bossu: Aventures de Cape et d'Épée. Volume 2

The narrative continues a brisk cape-and-sword adventure that blends courtly intrigue, masked spectacles, and rapid action as a powerful prince maneuvers indebted nobles to secure contested inheritances, including the Nevers estate. Colorful secondary figures supply bravado and comic relief while disguises, auctions, and sharp duels advance tangled conspiracies; shifting loyalties and concealed motives provoke tense private councils and public confrontations. The episodic structure alternates theatrical set pieces with intimate plotting, exploring themes of ambition, honor, betrayal, and revenge as schemes escalate toward decisive revelations and reckoning.