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? Thrown into the midst of intrigue unwilling, Kacianah find out more about herself and her home town than she ever wanted to know.