Arine will not stand powerless again.
With magic restored to the realm after years of silence, she must learn to wield an ability that answers to no rules she understands, or risk being undone by the very power she just released. To save her imprisoned father and reclaim the ring that could enslave her, she sets out across a land warped by the violent surge of its return. Slavers stalk the roads. The magic is unpredictable. And every step toward the palace tests the fragile control she's fighting to master.
But reaching the enemy throne is only the beginning.
Within the palace walls, survival becomes the only goal, and the people she trusted most turn out to be keeping secrets that change everything. When everything finally unravels, Arine discovers that the danger she crossed the realm to face was only a fraction of what has been waiting for her.
Because some enemies aren't made. They're inherited.