Miriam has been told since she was thirteen that she wouldn't marry for love. Unfortunately, that didn't stop her from falling in love with Count Peter of Juniper. Now that she is actually facing her King's Test, she fears he won't win and she will have to wed the most qualified candidate, even if it isn't Peter. When entire Noble families begin dying off from illnesses, everyone scrambles to figure out what is going on, how to stop the spread, and how to cure those who are infected. Feeling helpless in the situation, Miriam struggles with feeling inadequate for her future as Queen. With the help of Peter and her cousin, Ella, Miriam does all she can to help solve the problem infecting her people. What was Miriam like before she lost her memory? Who infected her with the mutated Daze? Where have all the Noble men of age gone? Unravel the events that led to Miriam being put into her freeze.