"An earring is worn to beautify yourself." Emrys pointed to his own left ear, his voice more colder n sharper than before as he spoke again, "This earring however, sybolises the ultimate hierarchy." Some promises survive death. Emrys never intended to become anyone's guardian, least of all Calyx's. But the moment the truth begins to unravel, a forgotten queen drags them both toward Asterlayna-a forgotten world where every secret has teeth and every shadow remembers your name. The deeper they go, the harder it becomes to tell how it all began.... .....Or how it will end.