Thea Cressida lost her parents, the king and queen of Autumn, at 2 years old forcing her into exile with her oppressive and controlling guardian. Over the next seventeen years Thea grows up training and fighting for the time when she will take back her kingdom and claim the throne that is rightfully hers. All the while she uncovers the plot of the evil king to gather the amulets of the Bridge Kingdoms to open the tomb that holds the dark scepter and cover the world in darkness.