Prince Mukkuen flees his kingdom after his older brother kills their nephew and usurps the throne. In his self-exile, he encounters a young boatman with a mysterious power...
When a tiger spirit from a rival kingdom kidnaps the queen's only daughter, trusted bodyguard Ashne follows in pursuit, despite knowing that her sword will be of little use against the ancient magic steadily reawakening across the land. But it is her human adversaries who prove more dangerous as she navigates the shifting political landscape in a kingdom still recovering from a decades-long war...