In the frozen mountain kingdom of Ulm, you, the Queen, rule alone and locked away. In a land that kills the unprepared and frightens those who whisper your name. Recently, a political marriage has bound you to Eamon Destridge; a knight of the warm Rostin Isle sent north to be your king and watchful agent of a rival kingdom. Eamon is cautious, unsure, of you, of your virtues, especially due to your rumored ‘cold heart’, while you do not owe reassurances. As winter tightens its grip and the threat of Lioyla looms at the border, your marriage is much more than a battleground. It is an uncertainty dependent on effort and a chance for more.