"Accept the responsibility with the glory, as is your duty." Six years have passed since Nottie Thompson met Devraj Tordault, the prince of Ampany and her best friend, under unusual circumstances. Invited to attend Dev's official Birthright Ceremony alongside the international elite, Nottie soon realizes that the thwarted coup six years prior was not the last of Ampany's challenges. When an international peace conference is attacked amid growing tensions, everyone at the Kingston palace must work together to restore peace. With Ampany's autonomy at stake and its neighbors on the brink of war, it will take everyone, including the most unlikely of allies, to keep the nation safe.