The Mercenary and the Queen

The flames that reduced a kingdom to ash could not burn away one truth: a queen without a throne is still a queen. Aria von Aldia has lost everything in a single night—her father, her palace, her city, her guards who died protecting a passage meant to save her. All that remains is a silver bracelet, a grieving lady-in-waiting, a loyal young soldier, and a set of ideals that suddenly feel like ashes in her hands. Justice. Loyalty. The teachings of a dead king. None of it stopped the invaders fro