On a frontier forged by lies and dragonfire, the wrong clerk meets the wrong prince. Their collision will shatter a kingdom and birth a new throne.

The Kingdom of Ythanreid was built on glory. They domesticated dragons, penned history. Now, a spy, a lie is cracking at the edge of the continent—in the fortress known as Fort Anvil.

Lydia Florence is the wrong girl for war. As a clerk, her world is made of paper, ink, and neatly filed reports. Sent to the front to investigate a hidden spy, she expects bureaucracy. What she finds is Camien Wade — the kingdom's most lethal dragonrider, a prince wrapped in arrogance, secrets, and the ghostly melody of a wooden flute.

He is not what he seems. Neither is the world she thinks she knows.

This tale is crafted for those who cherish the icy political machinations of Game of Thrones and the fiery bonds and aerial duels of Fourth Wing. This is a story about a resilient clerk forced to choose between the loyalty of a childhood friend and the deadly secrets of a prince—and to confront the truth of the world itself. Every heartbeat may be swallowed by the thunder of a crumbling kingdom.

Prepare for a romance that soars on dragonback and a reading experience that will incinerate your preconceptions. By the final chapter, your very definitions of “hero” and “villain” will be redefined.