Cait is from Storran's borders: idyllic, traditional, and completely opposed to Separatism. When her childhood sweetheart, Kenzie, is called up to the ranks of the Queen's Watch to hunt down Storran Separatists, Cait moves to the capital with him. In the city of Thorterknock, she quickly realises that her charming countryside life is not the reality for every citizen of Storran. Struggle abounds on the cobbled streets, as does the battle for Storran's liberation from the Five Realms. Drawn to the enigmatic Separatist firebrand, the Fox of Thorterknock, and her tales of a secret heir to Storran's long empty throne, Cait finds herself swept into a struggle for freedom. With Kenzie and the Queen's Watch on one side, and the Fox and the Separatists on the other, Cait will learn what it truly means to be a patriot. Amidst this struggle to secure a better future, she will come to know the power of her own autonomy.
