As a baby, Alina's powers were found early when she was left, glowing, on the steps of The Dukes orphanage. Raised as a Saint, and a Lady, she is the sheltered only daughter of the Duke of Keramsov who is destined to marry the King's most fearsome general, General Kirigan. Together, their union will create a powerful grisha line, destined to take on The Fold that has split Ravka in half. That is, if the Kings own obsession with power doesn't destroy them first.