Queen Grizel is the only one qualified to train her stepdaughter as a priestess so she can inherit the throne. When the princess goes missing, Grizel is determined to find her, but the king, as well as a group of mysterious dwarves, seem equally determined to stop her. Her only ally is Duncan, the leader of the king’s mercenaries, but even he distrusts her motives. Grizel’s efforts to convince him that she means her stepdaughter no harm result in a new conflict – one involving the heart. However, giving into love means losing power and Grizel likes being a queen. Having it all – love, freedom and her title – may not be possible. Which will she keep, and which will she lose?