Louise is not her name. What belonged to her is stolen along with memories. Dars Ashlin is not her man - a slave should not even look at the brother of the emperor himself. But fate is unpredictable. Studying at the most prestigious academy of the star system will give her new friends and make her remember the old secrets of the past. She will learn to step over her own fear and look enemies in the eye, even as death breathes in the face. But, when the time comes to make a choice between duty and love, what would the royal hound prefer?