Clarissa trained from childhood to enter the Military Academy and become one of the Paleonesian maidens - elite warriors in the service of the state. But the brewing palace coup and close friendship with the heir to the throne jeopardized everything that was dear to her. On the other side of the continent, Lady Camilla Rockberry has achieved the position of steward and is working tirelessly. The family's bad reputation and origin work against her. And an unexpected letter from Paleoness with an invitation to a holiday cannot be ignored. They were both drawn into a political game where the struggle for power is more important than human lives.