The mountain kingdom Teldine has been protected from ancient enemies for a thousand years by an impenetrable fog wall and by the power of the gods-given Cobaltine Flower. The king holds the Heart of the Cobaltine Flower and four Champions bear the magical Petals that represent justice, the king’s honor, the people, and the land.

Natena has trained all her life to fight as the anonymous people’s Champion, but as her role brings her into dangerous conflict with the king and his cronies, she starts to doubt whether the thankless job is worth it.

Descended from a long line of king’s Champions, Rydan has always taken his duties seriously, even if he’d rather be reading than sword fighting. When the king wants him to death-duel a masked imposter who has been claiming to be the people’s Champion and causing trouble for the king, Rydan squashes his doubts. After all, his family has served the kings of Teldine for a thousand years; it’s just the way things are. The outcome of the duel devastates Rydan and sends him on a journey of redemption in an increasingly unstable kingdom.

When the magical protections deteriorate, Natena and Rydan combine forces as intrigue, murder, and betrayal threaten the tiny realm.

Amber D. Sistla was born in Oklahoma and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. She has a degree in computer science and has six U.S. and E.U. patents. Her fiction has appeared or is forthcoming in Nature, Jim Baen’s Universe, Postcripts, Cosmos, Bull Spec, and Daily Science Fiction. She is an active member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.

 

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