Once, magic was untamed, feral, relentless. It surged through the women of the realm, a so-called curse the Kings feared. For years, they tried to purge it—through fire, through steel, through doctrine. But fear does not conquer power. And power does not forgive.

Two nations have fallen to the rebellion. Queens now rule where Kings once did—one in the humid southern land of Enda, the other in the fractured kingdom of Aion.

Erelle has been chosen to take up the crown, to lead the rebellion into its next era. But her sister, Aveline—a seer—foresees a different path. A darker one.

Beneath the war and whispers of destiny, Erelle harbors a dangerous secret. A hidden tryst with the enemy. A revelation buried in the shadows. And a name that lingers in the dark like a warning: The Raven.