Time is not on Adriella's side. She must summon everything she has to guard her daughter, but her resources are dwindling. Her husband and her former friend are by her side, but every day brings a new chance for the High King to find them, and kill her child. Each time they find peace, the zasin draw dangerously close again. Desperate to save her child, Adriella is willing to explore the unfamiliar, no matter the risk. The biggest danger may be the High King discovering what she's done.