Twenty years have passed since the defeat of the Black Queen, Brecilien, and all is well. The thrones of Velia and Palnata are soon to be joined in marriage, ensuring peace will reign across the Twin Isles forevermore. The Black Queen’s granddaughter, Bronwyn, has spent her entire life sequestered away from the world, awaiting her destined marriage to a man she has never met; now she emerges, to return to the homeland she has never known.