The king has a secret. Marta Voss has the skill to protect it.
In the royal palace of Valden, Marta Voss has spent her life working beside her father, the court physician. After his death, she quietly continues his work without title, without payment, and without official standing. Then she is summoned to the king's private study - and notices something no one else sees. King Aldric is hiding a serious loss of sight, and the entire court depends on a carefully built system of loyalty, timing, and silence to keep the truth buried.
As Marta becomes part of the king's inner circle, she must navigate court politics, shifting alliances, and the growing suspicion of powerful men who are starting to piece the truth together. With the king's future, the kingdom's stability, and her own place at court on the line, Marta must decide how much truth can be safely told - and what must remain hidden to protect everything she has come to value.
A quiet, atmospheric historical novel about duty, secrecy, loyalty, and the cost of keeping a kingdom standing when no one can afford to let it fall.