Ninean Dempsey thinks she understands her life until she finds her deceased mother’s last letter. The letter tells her they were from another place, another realm actually. Uclandia. A realm they had been banished from because Cyrene had carried the Emperor’s child. Ninean. Cyrene’s last wish is that Ninean journey back to Uclandia and take her rightful place in Uclandian society as the heir to the throne. But how is she supposed to reclaim her birthright in a place she doesn’t remember and has no clue how to get there? What if her father has no intention of giving up the throne?