Before Dresden's meeting with Nicodemus, Michael asks Dresden about his blasting rod. In desperation, Dresden offers Nicodemus all the denarii that the Knights of the Cross have collected and a Sword of the Cross, as Ivy being corrupted would be an unstoppable force for evil. Nicodemus plans to coerce Ivy into accepting a blackened denarius. Even though they kill almost every Denarian, Ivy is captured. Dresden and Ivy team up to fight off the Denarians. During the negotiations, Dresden realizes it's a charade to kidnap the Archive. The Archive schedules a meeting between Dresden and Nicodemus at the Shedd Aquarium.

Harry also meets up with Ivy the Archive, her bodyguard Kincaid, and Warden Captain Luccio, who retreat to the safety of Dresden's warded apartment. Grievously wounded, the elder gruff leaves, warning Dresden that the eldest brother gruff will kill him. Harry and Michael are attacked at Union station by Winter minions and the elder gruff but recover the samples. Gard and convinces her to tell him of a case of blood samples kept in a locker at Union Station. While Thomas is distracting the gruffs, Dresden confronts Ms. After he updates her, a huge gruff enters to challenge Dresden to a duel, and is saved by Murphy invoking her duties as a law officer. Luccio, captain of the Wardens, agrees to bring in the Archive (a twelve-year-old girl Harry named 'Ivy') as a neutral party.ĭresden meets Murphy at McAnally's. Gard formally requests that the White Council file an objection to the abduction of one signatory of the Unseelie Accords by another. Gard at one of Marcone's safe houses, having survived an attack by the Denarians, whom he learns have abducted Marcone.

Despite repeated attacks by gruffs - soldiers in service of Summer - he tracks Marcone's movements across the city. One year after the events in White Night, Dresden is confronted by Queen Mab calling in one of the favors owed her by Harry: that he be her 'Emissary', and protect John Marcone.

Small Favor is available as an eBook and an audio CD ( ISBN 0-14-314339-5). The book stayed on the New York Times Best Seller list for 3 weeks following its release, attaining the number 2 spot during its first week. Small Favor is the tenth book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden.

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