Wynter Moorehawke has braved bandits and Loup-Garous to find her way to Alberon-the exiled, rebel prince. But now that she's there, she will learn firsthand that politics is a deadly mistress. With the king and his heir on the edge of war and alliances made with deadly enemies, the Kingdom is torn not just by civil war — but strife between the various factions as well. Wynter knows that no one has the answer to the problems that plague the Kingdom — and she knows that their differences will not just tear apart her friends — but the Kingdom as well.