A pacifist with a war god trapped in her bones must decide between stirring her demons or watching her allies and enemies unite against her. ***** When Queen Nomvula finds herself threatened by a reckless prince, she's cornered into navigating a battle that will devastate the region, and her clan, should it escalate. Worse, someone knows about her deadly secret, and where its bloody trail eventually ends. Staying ahead of her enemies means risking her land, her values, and even her children, all while keeping the war god inside her from takings matters into its own hands.

The story is about a child named Rozu. Abandoned and unloved and used. Losing the people she loves the most always end up dying she begins to wonder am I the cursed child? Is my mother right? Is that why she abandoned me? What's the purpose of me being alive? Rozu has a learning disability. She struggles on understanding things and struggles with school. Everyone is always bullying her. Rozu ends up, imagining an egg after something traumatic happens in her life. The egg starts to talk to her telling her she's nothing but the egg will help her. The little girl becomes silent stops, talking to everybody, avoiding everybody because she started to believe she is the curse.