A monarchy deposed. A city besieged. It is whispered in the streets that the salvation of the people lies in the chosen one...in royal blood. They lay their hope on Rhex, their warrior prince, returned from exile wielding the power of a FireLord. But how brightly does his flame burn? Even as he retakes the city, the winds of war howl at his heels.
In the shadow of her brother's glorious return, Juliana, the crowned princess, gathers her tattered dignity around her and climbs from the mews where she has been trapped in servitude. Humble, but determined to regain her honor, she resumes her place at her brother's side. Through adversity she found her inner fire, but will she—and her city—rise from the pyre or learn what it truly means to burn?