Welcome to Natharien, a land where the slightest transgression could cost you your life. Thirteen-year-old Serafina Johanesson is the heir to the Natharien throne, but before she can inherit her birthright, she has to first outlive her stepmother's schemes. After her mother dies, Serafina must endure three long years of silent war from her stepmother until, one night, the queen sends an assassin to kill her. Forced to flee the palace with the help of Felices, an artificial human created through magick, in order to survive and reeling from the loss of the life she once had, she must come to...