After an assassination shatters the fragile peace between the Ílorísían Empire and its restless vassal, the Principality of Nélíssé, Princess Sotíría of Nélíssé flees across the continent with only a handful of protectors and a strange mage hiding impossible power. In the imperial capital, Prince Makarí is pulled into a deadly succession crisis he never wanted, while his sister Princess Kíríël begins building power in the shadows of court. As the old order begins to fracture and war spreads across Alcrést, the three heirs must learn the true cost of power before history turns them into people they never meant to become.