Review: This is the episode we've been waiting for - it was sooooo worth the wait.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
As Ariq and Zenobia return to the Red City after their ordeal, Ariq must fight a different kind of battle to win an audience with the Empress so that he can save his people - a battle in which his power and skills as former rebel leader will do him no good. And so he enlists the help of Zenobia's friend's ambassador husband, Basile, to fight with words and diplomancy - and I loved the ending to the conversation when Basile and Ariq discuss Ariq's liabilities and assets.But the best part of the story is the romantic payoff for Ariq and Zenobia, it was steamy and very satisfying and wonderful to see Zenobia be bold and to give as good as she gets as she discovers her feminine power. I love this pair more and more with each episode. And the ending has me curious for how the background story will play out, as it ends on a somewhat creepy note under the Empress's watchful eyes.