A storm is coming, and no kingdom will stand untouched. Whispers of rebellion rise among Velmira’s fief lords and ladies, forcing Queen Sanne to call her banners to Riverhalv for the Queen’s Hunt. Allies and rivals converge: the fierce Vareki from the north, the wary Prutians pressing in from the south, and the crown’s own restless vassals. Behind their gathering oaths lies the shadow of another kingdom, watching for weakness. Yet politics are not the only danger. The shrines of the old spirits grow restless, their balance broken, and if their anger is not appeased the land itself may shatter. Tomi, the Queen’s hunter, and Anni, her Mistress of Tomes, are drawn between crown and spirit, loyalty and survival. In the quiet moments between storms, they begin to glimpse a future neither of them expected, one that could change their lives forever. Before the storm breaks, every choice will matter.