To save her kingdom, a simple village girl must live a royal lie. The powerful kingdom of Sigurd has slowly been conquering all the lands that share its borders, and now it has turned its voracious attention to the small, resource-rich Tyr. Tyr cannot hope to match Sigurd in strength, so in order to survive, it must rely on the intelligence, skill and cunning of its prince and his loyal knights. But should their prince fall, so too shall Tyr Queen...

It has been a year since Emil was crowned as the king of the nation of the sun. Although he has not managed to forget the terrible events that occurred on the Island of Shadows, he has tried to be the sovereign that Alariel needs in dark times. Emil and the rest of the court are worried about the strange behavior of the sun, which has not come out at the usual time and often appears later, a sign of imminent danger. It is very likely that the former...