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Peace in Elfhame never lasts.
When rumors of an attack stir through the lesser courts, High Queen Jude Duarte begins to lose sleep - and control. Night after night, she wakes with dirt under her nails and the scent of roots in her dreams. Beside her, High King Cardan watches his cunning wife unravel threads only she can see.
But the threat is real.
From the forgotten Court of Roots, something ancient is stirring - something that remembers the crown before Cardan's, and wants it back.
As Elfhame's lands begin to sicken - fruit turning bitter, rivers running wrong, the very soil rebelling - Jude must fight not just for her kingdom, but for the bond that binds her to her husband. Together, they'll burn orchards, unearth secrets, and face a darkness older than faerie itself.
The question is not whether Elfhame will survive.
It's whether they will.