Twenty years ago, humanity was waiting for its Chosen.

You never came.

The Othkari invaded. Other nations offered weapons, intelligence, refuge and aid - but no one was willing to be the first to enter the war. Humanity's kingdom fell, its survivors scattered, and the Chosen became another story about a world that had failed them.

Except you were alive.

Your mother knew what you might be. Rather than surrender her child to a destiny that could get you killed, Princess Corenne hid the truth and sent you away. You were raised far from the war by Duchess Orthelia Serrane, formally adopted into one of Istrenne's great elven houses and given a family, a title, and a life of your own.

Then, twenty years later, you Awakened.

Now the world knows exactly where its missing Chosen has been.

Human survivors are rebuilding. The Othkari are moving again. A young Keeper who trained her entire life for you has appeared at your side. Kings and commanders are debating whether your return means another war, while the family who raised you refuses to let anyone decide your future for you.

And somewhere beneath all of it is one question:

Your mother chose your life over hundreds of thousands of others.

Now that the choice belongs to you, what will you choose?