Everything is supposed to go back to normal. Fia is supposed to pretend she never loved Salvi. That she never was targeted by the Pope and his army. That her life never was in danger. That makes no sense to Fia. After all, she’d dressed as a man, found freedom beyond her wildest imaginings, and won the race of a lifetime. And then found Salvi's village burned by the Pope's dragons – many old friends dead in the ashes. And they kidnapped her best friend. And the Pope's army is marching toward her city, Fiorenza, to attack. Her papa wants her to marry Carmelo. Still. After all this. They don’t know the secret Fia is hiding. To protect it, Fia’s going to have to make all the wrong choices.