Original and creative … a compelling story... a celebration of feminine power... this story will stay with readers long after the final page.What happens when your life’s training is about “your duties as a ruler” and then the foundations of your life are taken away? Ellen thinks it's a chance at freedom but Cryptals don't think so and Crystalmakers need her. "Duty" runs deep in Ellen's psyche ... but is she strong enough to oppose the brutality of her brother and leash her own trauma?