Kestrel's life has turned into a series of festive receptions and dinners, because she will soon become the wife of the prince of the empire. But the golden cage presses, and the heart, which still belongs to Arin, contracts in pain. She is unable to admit what price she paid for the freedom of his people, and therefore pushes him further and further, but cannot stay away from Garran’s affairs. Unknown to Arin, Kestrel becomes a spy. Commits a crime against his native empire. A crime for the sake of the one she loved.