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The story opens in a cold, shabby tower room where young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the king’s growing greed. This vow thrusts them into an ill‑prepared war that threatens the lives and homes of those they protect. Once the fighting ends and a fragile peace is reached, Meliara, who wishes to leave politics and the crown behind, is summoned to the royal palace. There she discovers that friends and enemies look alike, and that intrigue fills the royal dance halls and drawing rooms. To survive, Meliara must learn a new form of battle—one fought with wit, words, and secret alliances—since in war she could trust few, but now trust is scarce.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Sherwood Smith
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