Nineteen years ago, the plot against the crown in Ilehand ended with the disappearance of three little princesses and the introduction of the law restricting magic. Everyone believes the girls are dead. The crown princess Wilhelmina—the only living heir—cares more about dogs, horses, and hunting than about the affairs of the kingdom. Wanting her daughter to settle down, the queen invites yet another suitor to the palace—a prince from the friendly country of Tusara. And no one suspects that soon a chain of events will follow, threatening not only Ilehand and Tusara, but also the neighboring Surida. Who is to blame for the troubles that have happened, how to fix everything, and what do magical Towers have to do with it? Adventures, love, intrigue, and magic in the first novel of the duology “The Snake’s Nest”—“The Shadow of the Conspiracy.”