In the medieval kingdom of Thravaena, a story unlike any told before ignites. At six, Aelayas Argale is heir to a throne under siege, as political intrigue festers in the royal house. Luchina, denied her crown for being a woman, masks her ambition behind motherhood, her will unbroken. Monnard, the king's second son, uncovers a secret and flees into rebellion, chasing justice. Mirovič, Commander of Barrahann Bridge, fights to save a crumbling realm. Reynard Wendter, scion of a powerful house, defies a court that would bind him. And Milaena, Aelayas's sister, wields a woman's strength in a treacherous court. As betrayals burn and legends-bedtime stories-become real, a threat rises. Thravaena's fate hangs on a forgotten flame.