I used to think I had no magical abilities, but when I enrolled in the Military Academy, I discovered I did have a gift. And now I’m the only woman—a water witch—in the entire Empire. But what did this knowledge give me? A contract marriage to a royal heir prince; the twists and turns of court intrigue; other people’s secrets weighing heavily on my heart. Now I know that witches are alive, that the gods aren’t forgotten, and that our world where power decides everything is far more complicated than it looks at first glance.