Dubhe and Theana are marching towards the Royal Palace of the Land of the Sun to kill Dohor, the corrupt tyrant who has joined forces with the Murderers’ Guild. Dohor’s troops capture Dubhe and Theana. They are sold as slaves to Learco, Dohor’s son, who brings them to court with him. On the way to Makrat, Dubhe and Learco become acquainted and fall in love. The time is ripe for the murder of Dohor – even Learco is ready to disavow his father. With the help of a handful of court nobles, Dubhe, Theana and he together come up with a plan to get rid of Dohor, but they are found out and imprisoned. The Council of the Emerged World meets and decides to launch a decisive attack against the Murderers’ Guild and Dohor’s army. Dubhe must push her destiny, her mission and her love as far as they will go. A new kingdom will rise out of the destruction of war, and a new man will take the throne.