When the man she loves as her father is arrested for stealing the crown of Chandoria, Kathren Faralon must call upon more than her mage power to prove his innocence-if he's really innocent. She must trust a wavering princess and pack of uprooted friends while keeping herself out of the deep, dark dungeon. Some days, she thinks she just should have stayed home. Join Krag and her newfound "sister," the queen-to-be, Jaime Moray, as they attempt a Chandorian intrigue to prevent a cursed reign, a mage-apprentice's plot for disaster, and the execution of the father they both care for deeply.