"You'll serve me no matter what happens. If I come back defeated, and the witches sorcery has driven you mad, I'll grab you by the hair and drag you into the north to rut still."

The dark warlord has plans for his newly claimed kingdom. However, Mirella, an indentured servant to the former throne, sees the conquest of the land as an opportunity to elevate herself from slavery.

A life of callous disregard has made her hard. She battles the former princess' will for the first time and finds new allies and friends, but does she have what it takes to win the love and favor of the brutalconqueror? Or will her station in life yet again be her undoing?