He claimed a throne he never wanted. Now he must survive a legacy of ash.
Frayne Ash returns to Sunsong Castle as a stranger to the court and its power. Now he finds himself drawn into the shadow of a royal tragedy: the death of the kingdom's prince, said to have perished in a cradle of fire twenty years ago.
And the royal court is no place of welcome.
A haunted king sits on the throne. A distant queen watches with cold, unreadable eyes. Beyond the castle walls, the Cardinal's monks have begun a ruthless hunt for witches, one that hides a darker purpose.
When Frayne uncovers secrets buried deep within the castle grounds, the truth behind the fire that destroyed the royal family begins to surface. What was once blamed on witches may have been something far more deliberate.
Now a new fire is rising in the kingdom.
And the Pyre King must decide whether the Sunsorrow line will rule again, or burn.