The war between humans and fae is over... for now. Tivre, a battle-weary fae mage, has spent years holding a fragile truce together. But when his Queen orders him to track down a half-human girl fated to become her most powerful soldier, Tivre realizes keeping the peace may cost him everything, even his life. In the human capital, Zari, a hardworking nurse, still mourns her father, slain during the war by the monstrous fae creature known as Bloodember. Then Tivre arrives with an impossible her father is alive, and has been imprisoned by the fae. If Zari pretends to be the Oathborn he seeks, he’ll help her set him free. For the sake of her father, and for peace, Zari agrees. Their journey to the Fae lands grows more dangerous as allies and enemies alike close in. As Zari navigates shifting loyalties and ancient magic, she must stay one step ahead of the Queen’s forces while uncovering long-buried truths about the war, her father, and her own destiny. What began as a rescue may become a revolution.