He is the entarh, ruler of Estaria; she is his fiancée, Princess Iliana. He rules with an iron hand. He is respected and feared—his reputation for cruelty precedes him. He is twice as old, and gray hair has already turned his temples silver. Iliana must kill him, because he is a monster in flesh. But what if the closest people are lying, and the enemy turns out to be the closest person of all?