In the veiled mists where worlds converge, three queens waited for a dying king.Liadain, daughter of the High King of the Otherworld, steers their boat through the enchanted waters of the Lake, bearing Arthur toward Avalon's timeless shores. Her task is to deliver the once and future king to where ancient magic could hold death at bay until Britain's need summoned him again.Yet when Liadain seeks to return to Camelot's grieving knights, her father's will binds her to Avalon. Trapped, she can only wait as the kingdom she cherishes frays under the weight of loss and betrayal.On a blood-stained shore, Sir Bedwyr cradles Arthur's wounded hound, facing a fractured realm beset by foes. Behind Camelot's walls, Guinevere holds resolute, her hope dwindling. Liadain, the vital bridge between mortal and mystical, remains ensnared in a gilded prison as the world she loves spirals into chaos.Only her loyalty stands between ruin and the kingdom's survival.The first book in The Silver Branch series, an epic exploration of Arthur's legacy inspired by the loyalty and valor of the knights of the Round Table.