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In the kingdom of Azrakaël, power is not always won by the sword.
Sometimes, it hides.
Sometimes, it waits.
And sometimes... it simply chooses where to strike.
Ashra, thirteen years old, lives in the Second Circle - neither noble nor destitute, but trapped between two worlds that refuse to see her. The daughter of a respected midwife, she grows up in the shadow of a war that has only just ended, in a fragile kingdom where peace rests on a political marriage.
When the Dragon Games are announced to celebrate this alliance, only the sons of nobles are allowed to fight. An ancient tradition. One more injustice.
But Ashra enters the arena.
What was meant to be mere entertainment becomes the first turn of a deadly chain reaction:
plots, targeted assassinations, state lies - and a secret powerful enough to bring down two kingdoms.
Wars never truly disappear. They change their shape.
And the most dangerous ones are those no one dares to name.
🐉 What to Expect
⚔️ Political Fantasy & Dark Fantasy
🩸 Betrayals, secrets, and assassinations
👑 Power struggles & royal legacy
🔥 A strong, intelligent - and flawed - heroine