Three cousins-a disgraced knight with a habit of setting things on fire, a scholarly princess who's always got her nose in a book, and a duke whose daughter happens to be a phoenix (not technically alive, though don't tell him that)-accidentally break a thousand year old peace treaty during a treasure hunt. Now they've been summoned to stand before an ancient Judge of blue flame who cares nothing for intentions, only the letter of the law, asking them to forfeit themselves. Meanwhile frost fairies are ravaging their people. Mages are infiltrating their kingdom. Will they find a way to fix the mess they made-or will this whole disaster go up in flames (again)? Best read for those who love strange Fae, bitter consequences, morally complex heroes, magic, cosmic absurdity and endings that are not neatly wrapped in triumph. No romance.