After the sudden death of her father, Inga Campbell did her best to keep the farm running. Rather than run from the debts her father incurred, Inga looked to the grace of the new queen, offering herself as a bondsman to work off a loan to repay the obligations. Soon she found herself serving Queen Danaria as the newly crowned monarch worked to undo the damage wrought by those who seem bent on destroying the Cairnsland and possibly the Empire itself.