Aelyta Aurelianus expects to be coronated only for the High Priestess to perform Aelyta's Rite of Divinity instead. After the Rite, in her fluster, an assassin takes the chance to finish his assignment. Her. The problem is that, after he pierces her heart, her body rejects his dagger. Her skin heals over where the wound is supposed to be. Flustered and frantic now, she searches for answers. In her pursuit, she's battling for the right to take the Crownship but death is always following behind her like a shadow. Another attempt is made at her life and she is taken to a safe place. Outside Avelmore Castle, Aelyta learns about the true lives of the Elementals outside Ospheria. She learns the balance between the people and the weight of the crown; and the power of inner magic, poison.
