The land of Althea has been in turmoil for the past sixteen years. Ever since the birth of the Crown Prince Azon, the dreaded King Nikon has been ransacking the land in search of something no one can name. Now, the king is dead, but Prince Azon has no interest in stopping his late father's search - in fact, he seems to be searching harder than his father ever did. Enter thirteen year old Laiza, the daughter of a village healer. Unbeknownst to everyone but she and her mother, she's what Althea's royal family has been looking for all this time. But she has no intentions of giving herself, or the power she holds within her blood, to the prince of Althea.