Cook for the Dragon

Could I have thought that going to the royal selection under someone else’s name would lead me not to dazzling at the ball and competing in cross-stitch, but into a whirlwind of adventures, intrigues, and dangers? The king’s first adviser suspects I’m not who I claim to be and watches every step I take; my escort is suspected of treason; and the monarch himself clearly keeps some terrible secret. Can I avoid danger and not betray the trust of the dragon, who suddenly became very dear to me?