Alice endures scorn as an abandoned mother sheltering two children in a horse stall. On the twins' fifth birthday, golden horns crown her son and dark wings unfurl from her daughter. After their vicious stepmother casts them into the river, their ancient power rises. The boy sets out to find his missing father, while the Lord of the Underworld exposes a shocking truth: Alice and her children are the lost queen and heirs of the Dragon Sovereign.