Elara Sterling becomes a prisoner. Her family executed, she's exiled as a Military Bond Servant. Kael Rowe, a former Groom Slave she humiliated ten years ago, now Prince Regent, exiled her. He spares her, wanting her to suffer, but she fears no hardship. From Military Bond Servant to general, Elara earns merit, rooting out Kael's allies, overcoming challenges. When Kael falls, she asks: Do you regret destroying my family?