An out-of-control queen. A fatherless girl. A kingdom on the brink. The kingdom of Risha doesn't allow women to rule, but the queen has found a way around the law through cunning and ploy. Now the people suffer under her depraved reign. Highwaymen rob with impunity. Guards abuse their power. And taxes soar. By all appearances, Emoline has lived an insignificant peasant life as she was raised in shame...