All Kacianah wanted to do was get an education and live life peacefully with her mom. A lot easier said than done when the king is a little eccentric and possibly out of his mind. At least his son seems to have his head on straight, when he is not continually attacked by assassins. Wait, the prince has disappeared? Who is going to protect them from the bandits that raid their city now? Unwillingly thrown into the midst of intrigue, Kacianah finds out more about her lineage and her home town than she ever wanted to know.