The fierce princess Cyne is back in Tyne and ready to claim her birthright. However, new mysteries, brutalities, and the ever-present threat of the incomplete prophecy hang heavy over her head. This and the courtly duties that is expected of the new Tynese Emperess all feel like a weight around the new imperial couple. Cyne is determined to get to the bottom of the life-magic mystery, but she is also eager to leave the palace again. The old prison felt stifling and the last remaining brother she had, Aethwyn, was the ideal candidate to act as regent. Unlike her other siblings, she'd always been close with him. With the unknown set before her and her companions once more, she must fight enemies and her own limitations to finally achieve her ultimate goal and retrieve the incomplete and fateful prophecy.