Description
Audhilda Helvig is a stranger in every sense. Fjerdan by birth, Grisha by power, a fighter shaped by war yet softened by something she cannot name. In Ravka, where magic is feared and loyalty bleeds red, she is an enigma-too foreign to be trusted, too powerful to be ignored. When she proposes a unit that unites both Grisha and ot'kazat'sya, it sends ripples through palace walls and into the heart of a fragile court. Some call her reckless. Others call her dangerous. The king calls her brave. But none truly see her-what she's survived, what she's risking, or what secrets she carries beneath the scars. In halls laced with whispers and alliances sharp as knives, Audhilda must navigate a kingdom at war with itself, where even small acts of unity are seen as treason, and trust is a currency too easily spent. Eyes follow her. Power stirs. And somewhere between duty and defiance, between firelight glances and unspoken truths, something begins to kindle-a hope, perhaps. Or something far more perilous. She never wanted a crown. Only a place to stand. And maybe... someone willing to stand beside her. Warnings: Non-canon. No spoilers of King of Scars or Rule of Wolves. Does not follow the official timeline of the books. The story is set after the end of the Shadow and Bone trilogy, when Ravka is rebuilding itself after the war. The story may contain things that do not align with the later books.
Act I
