Queen Leslie quietly slips back into the royal capital after six long years in northern exile, intending only to observe the kingdom's grand peace summit. Instead, she finds her treacherous husband Cedric ruling as an unchecked regent, draining the state treasury to shower royal lands, warhorses, and her daughter's jewels on his arrogant mistress.
Refusing to reveal her imperial crown right away, Leslie recruits loyal inquisitors, finance ministers, and a formidable foreign sovereign to dismantle the corrupt court from the shadows. She risks immediate execution for treason as she gathers damning ledgers to crush Cedric's impending military coup before the entire realm collapses.
