Blue Grimmer comes from a long line of death. With a family more involved in death than they are in life, she is far more comfortable with the world beyond than most teenagers; but the world beyond is not as knowable as it seems.
Their kingdom had no king. And their castle had no servants. Nine girls, all orphans, were adopted by the king of Runa, one from each of the nine kingdoms ravaged by Red Fever. They grew up as sisters, and as royal princesses, with a loving king and queen replacing the parents they had lost. Until they were orphaned a...