Aeslin Setharien is an assassin. She lives in the land of Ilisen, where King Xastur rules the land with his mad cruelty, and kills because she has no choice- because she has to in order to survive. When the Islandian Prince Leaf comes to the Castle where she has been captured, she sees that there is a way to escape. Forgotten memories of her past resurface- her Islandian heritage gives her powers, and hers is control over ice. A connection is forged between Aeslin and Leaf, through the most unlikely person; the Protector of the Royal Throne, Auden. Will the Silent Assassin's journey to Islandia be as simple as she had once thought? And soon, Aeslin, with her heart of ice, finds herself choosing between Auden and Leaf.