The world of the Three Kingdoms is shaking, but Mei Lin’s father isn’t rushing to war. He wants to marry his daughter off—for ransom. Unwilling to bind her fate to a cruel lord, a brave girl, dressed in men’s clothes, joins the ranks of the imperial army. “I’D RATHER DIE FREE THAN WASTE AWAY IN A POWERLESSNESS WITHOUT RIGHTS.” In the army, Mei Lin comes under the wing of Prince Lu—its commander, who asks her to call him Sky. In her dreams, a spirit of a sea dragon comes to her, promising the girl strength and true freedom. Only if she finds a shard of the magical seal that created the war.
“EVERYONE AROUND ME WAS DYING, AND I WAS ALIVE. AFTER ALL, MY FATE WILL BE A CAGE.” While chasing the artifact, Mei Lin is captured and doesn’t know whom to trust. Sky, whom she loves, or the Spirit of the sea dragon, whose words captivate her? Handing her fate to both, she must only remember the wounded heart, the natural gift, and her people—her loyalty to them is dearer than anything in the world.