It was a dream come true. Solie had her own battler, a creature of almost infinite magic who could vaporize legions in the blink of an eye and would willingly suffer a thousand bloody deaths to protect her. She was his love. More simply, she was his queen. Many others feel the same. The new-built settlement is a haven for all. Erected by sylphs of earth and fire, air and water, the Valley is Solie s dominion. But, lovers without peer or killers without mercy, the very nature of their battler protectors means peril. It is not in any sylph s nature to disobey, and while some are hers to command, others are the slaves of Solie s enemies the jealous, the cruel. Those who guard her must not fail. Their peasant-born ruler is not yet safe as QUEEN OF THE SYLPHS"