Princess of the Celestial Empire Hesina always dreamed of a life in which there was no place for palace intrigues and the heavy burden of power. But one day a girl finds the lifeless body of her beloved father, an unusual golden smoke swirling around his lips. Hesina understands that the emperor was poisoned using magic. But magic was outlawed many centuries ago.

The imperial court is full of conspirators and liars eager to take advantage of the death of the ruler for their own selfish purposes. And Hesina intends to find the killer among them. To find out the truth, the girl decides to take a desperate step: she turns to a fortuneteller for help, meeting with whom is punishable by death.

When the future of the country is at stake, the truth can be too expensive. And only the true wisdom inherent in the heir to the throne can destroy the shackles of lies that have shrouded her empire.