As a young girl, Isabella witnessed her mother being tortured to death by Queen Teresa. On a snowy night, she was rescued by Duchess Margaret, who became her mentor. Ten years later, Isabella entered the palace to compete for the emperor’s favor, advancing step by step with beauty and cunning, though she was relentlessly targeted by the queen and powerful nobles. Her mentor Margaret devised a lethal scheme at the cost of her own life to help Isabella bring down the queen. Forged through fire, Isabella ultimately ascended the throne, initiated new policies allowing women to participate in politics, and spent her life honoring the promise to “live well.”
