For three years, Seraphina protected the North while her husband served in the royal capital. But he returns with a mistress and nothing but contempt for her. When war breaks out, he sacrifices their city to save his lover, leaving thousands defenseless. Betrayed and abandoned, Seraphina rallies the surviving soldiers and earns the loyalty of an ancient black dragon. Now she will reclaim her homeland and make her treacherous husband pay for everything he destroyed.