A princess of blood must care for the good of the kingdom, not her personal interests. That’s why Mirania went to a neighboring country to arrange a contract marriage with Duke de Leran. She sincerely believed she could forget the Academy of the Last and give up her dream of becoming a battle mage. But Mirania never expected to get pulled into the whirlpool of palace intrigue and political games. Even more unexpected was the persistent courtship of the duke’s bridegroom’s friend, and the duke himself clearly didn’t need her at all… And what exactly it is, Mirania will have to find out. She will be helped by a former companion—whose feelings, it seems, haven’t cooled down yet…