Deidrana dropped a bombshell on Leah and turned her life on its head — again. The news of her birthright was shocking in its own right, but now Leah is expected to assume responsibility she's never before known. That in itself would be a lot to process, but the stotras-long drought brings its own set of complications. The lack of rain has plunged the forest into a depression, and the war between the magicals and demons threatens to add violence to an already precarious Bosch.

Leah would normally lean on Alex for support, but her actions have driven a wedge in between them. He's distraught after what he witnessed on the opening night of Hester, and she doesn't know how to convince him that he's the only male for her. If only she could get that elf out of her head...

The weight of Leah's sudden duty is overwhelming, and she wishes she could return to her prior life. Now that she knows her magical sentence was a ruse, she has a choice she wasn't sure she'd have the power to make — to which prior life does she want to return?