Knight Commander Seraphina holds Black Pass to the bitter end, only to discover that Crown Prince Adrian and Isolde deliberately buried her fourteen pleas for reinforcements. Her brother and three thousand knights die, while she is branded a coward and traitor. After surviving the battle, Seraphina fights to uncover the conspiracy with help from enemy prince Kael and the soldiers’ families. She clears her name, reforms the kingdom’s military system, restores the honor of the fallen—and finds an unexpected bond with the prince who once stood against her
