"Jule's legion curse had ben unbound, leaving her out of her mind and unfit to rule. Arsinoe must find a cure, even as the responsibility of stoping the ravaging mist rests heavily on her shoulders and her shoulders alone, for Mirabella has disappeared. Queen Katharine's rule over Fennbirn remains intact, for now. But her attack on the rebellion exacted a high price: her beloved Pietyr. Without him, who can she rely on when Mirabella arrives, seemingly under a banner of truce? As the oldest and youngest circle each other, and Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share, the dead queens his caution: Mirabella is not to be trusted"--Dust jacket.