'Magic was dormant - never dead'To some, Emri - the adopted heir and daughter of two queens - is a living reminder that her birth father tried to usurp the Edaran throne. While Emri grapples with a diplomatic visit from her estranged cousin, Melisande, the two girls are attacked by a magical force and spirited away. They must put their differences aside when Emri comes face to face with a goddess she's always considered a myth: Lady Winter.Trapped deep within a mountain temple alongside other young royals, they face a race against time to complete Lady Winter's trials ... or die.