The last thing Saskia expected to find in her woods was a dying dragon and a captivating mage, yet fate has bound the three together. Without social graces of any kind, Saskia knows more about archery than finery, yet the handsome dragon-kin king has claimed her for his own. While fate drew them together, they both have a lot to learn. Don't be deceived by the dresses she wears. She's a wood-walker, a fighter, and a force of nature. A tiara isn't going to change that.

Foolish Telzen risked everything to clear his head, nearly losing his dragon and his life in the process, but a beautiful and deadly forest flower saves them both. Saskia's presence brings the fabled Allegorian Scholars from their dusty halls with a prophecy both glad and dark. The wood-walker rests at the heart of all, his included. How can he shelter his flower while watching it grow and bloom? And just how sharp are her thorns?

Marro was born into service of the dragon-crown, and it has been a privilege. A lowly servant raised to the soon-to-be-queen's handmaiden? What an achievement. Yet, the greater privilege is serving the strange human. She is unlike any lady that Marro has ever seen, both bold and humble. Willing to learn but resolute in her beliefs. What an oddly endearing creature.