Saeris Fane has no desire for authority. The last thing she wants is her name whispered across an entire court, yet now that she has been crowned queen of the Blood Court, she’s realizing that a monarch’s life is no longer her own. An immense burden presses down on her. Her ward and brother need her return to their homeland, but the transformations that have made Saeris stronger have also rendered her vulnerable. Born beneath scorching suns, Saeris knows she will perish if she attempts to cross the Quicksilver to return home, forcing her once again to delegate her mission to someone else...