Tish's true identity has been revealed to her airship's crew. She suddenly finds herself surrounded by men who don't think a girl can be a soldier. But Tish won't miss an opportunity to prove herself. At her captain's request, she sneaks aboard the Wounded Queen, the airship that had become the new home of runaway Princess Mayra. Everything goes wrong. The airship crashes. Tish is stuck in the company of Jacques, who seems more than a little mad to her. New couples pair off and new enemies emerge in this sequel to The Caged Princess.