Noble daughter Elara Vane watches her entire family slaughtered in one terrifying night after corrupt imperial ministers frame her father for treason. Barely escaping the burning manor alongside her wounded brother, she spends years surviving on the margins of society, sharpening her blade and hunting the mysterious killer bearing a floral birthmark.
Disguising herself to infiltrate the imperial court, Elara weaves through dangerous court politics and deadly palace factions to corner the conspirators. When her former lover emerges as the mastermind behind the slaughter, Elara must ignore his desperate pleas for mercy and strike down the tyrant to restore her father's honor.
