The king is dead. With war hanging treacherously over the allies of the western kingdom of Ethor, Daria, the ward of Queen Lucia, finds herself struggling to stay ahead of political intrigue and a pending marriage to an affectionate, patronizing Grand Duke. She throws herself into heading an undercover operation to rescue young women from the same horrors of her own childhood, but even her dreams of running a safe haven for the girls come to a halt when the return of the queen's runaway so...