Raised surrounded by books and philosophers, Alea Columba has always viewed the world in black and white. That all changes when she is forced to leave the comfort of her home to find the person responsible for tearing apart her family. Ripped from everything she has ever known, she embarks on a seemingly perilous journey, accompanied by the mysterious prince she can't help but feel a strange attraction to. Will she be able to succeed in her goal or will there be a deeper more sinister plot at play that threatens everything she knows?