Ameril is thrust into the reign of the empire of her parents by her uncle's jealousy of the mixing of the breeds when she was barely an adult. She had to not only grow up on her own but also learn to take care of the people within the empire, all at one time. Filled with fear and pain for many years, when the unlikeliest of persons comes into her life to help where she is most in need, her heart. Can she allow him into the pain she has, can she trust and love someone else? These are the questions she will be faced with among the threat of her uncle's return.