Game of Thrones meets The Name of the Wind in this exuberant, character-driven epic fantasy. Every year, prophecy leaves fall from the Yubriy Tree. And every year, the Dayborn king sends his most trusted servants to collect the leaves and return them to the capital. Only this year, one of the leaves drifted into the forest unseen. Three lives will be forever changed by the undetected prophecy leaf. The strong-willed daughter of a powerful family. The mysterious and reviled half brother of the king. And a talented but unlucky musician, desperate to write the song that will bring him good fortune. Looming in the background are reports of the first dragon to appear in Ragar Or in over sixty-five years. And, as anyone familiar with Ragar Or’s history knows, when dragons appear, royalty dies.

In the northern city-state of Kalandragote, a plot is afoot to kill the Dayborn king and queen. Gregor Thorn, the king's half brother, resolves to protect the royal family at all costs. Buoyed by a Yubriy leaf prophecy, Gregor believes the musician Silas O' the Songs is the key to keeping the Dayborn king and queen safe. But when tragedy strikes, both Gregor and Silas must decide if they've misinterpreted the prophecy. Down south, Johanna Salk rushes toward the capital with her bonded, Easton Dayborn, in the hopes of saving the realm. But enemies abound, and it isn't long before their plans go awry. Looking to the sky, Johanna must decide if she will tap into her jeyedoshi powers and call down a dragon. Her life, and that of her beloved, may depend on it.