She escapes on her wedding day. Steals a secret document from a cache. She is hunted by mercenaries sent in pursuit by her father. She is a seventeen-year-old Princess Leah, the first daughter of the House of Morrigan. The rulers of the kingdom honor the foundations of their ancestors and observe ancient customs. But there are traditions that Leah is unwilling to put up with. For example, to marry someone whom she had never seen - a man chosen for her husband for political reasons.