The Arcam kingdom is under false rule, and the true heir is believed to be dead by its citizens. But hidden under the King's nose, oblivious of her birthright, Shamira toils away in her parents' tavern. On the day of her eighteenth birthday, she is told a horrible truth about those she believed to be her parents.Armed with nothing but a locket she cannot open or take off-and with her reikilien, Windcaller, by her side-Shamira sets off to find the answers about her heritage. The road she must travel is fraught with danger, and there are those who hide within the shadows who have other plans for the locket hanging around her neck.