It’s not easy to be a half-blood—even if you’re a princess. The courtiers are always trying to put you in your place; your father’s favorites are trying to send you to a monastery; and your father himself dreams of marrying you off. And he even picked you a fiancé. The trouble is, after meeting me, he decided it was too early for him to marry—so he ran away. And to keep the child (that is, me) from disappearing, Dad sent me to an academy. Interesting—how long will it last?