Cursed land. A cunning sorcerer. A princess throwing daggers who wants to know herself. Princess Melantha is tired of living at court. After being humiliated at her sister's wedding, she wants to find her place outside the castle and away from the pompous princes. Hearing rumors of a curse that the red-haired girl could break, she says goodbye to her sisters and sets out on her own. But things don't go according to plan, and along the way through a distant kingdom she meets old and new friends and fights for survival. When someone she doesn't trust unexpectedly offers to help, Melantha finds herself stumped and must decide whether she's willing to pay the price.