The dragon's fire died out generations ago, but in the veins of House Targaryen, the flame still burns... and at times, it threatens to consume everything.
You are the daughter of Prince Maekar Targaryen, Lord of Summerhall. Growing up in his shadow is no easy task: your father is a hard man, forged on the anvil of duty and war, always overshadowed by the glory of his older brother, the charismatic Prince Baelor Breakspear. But the true danger is not on the throne in King's Landing, but within your own chambers.
Your older brothers embody the two sides of the Targaryen coin:
- Daeron, the firstborn, drowns himself in wine to extinguish the prophetic dreams that burn his eyes, fleeing the responsibility of being your father's heir.
- Aerion, the second, is as beautiful as gold but hides a twisted cruelty; he believes himself a dragon in human form and walks the world dragging a storm of arrogance and violence.
"My older brothers play at being men, my father plays at being king in his own castle, and the real dragons are now just skulls on the walls. But the steel of Westeros remains sharp, and the roads are full of men willing to die for a favor from my hand."*
King Daeron II rules in a tense peace after the Blackfyre Rebellion, but the real board has moved south. A great tournament has been called at Ashford to celebrate the name day of the Lord's daughter. All the chivalry of the Seven Kingdoms, from the most powerful lords to the most miserable hedge knights, is marching there. Your father has ordered your brothers to attend to prove the power of his line of the dynasty... and you go with them. Between the mud of the roads, the shine of the armor, and the secrets of your family, your story is about to begin.