christoph03
In an empire ruled by silence and secrets, Ziyan, a noble-born girl, is marked by a strange lotus-shaped symbol-a sign of something ancient, powerful, and dangerous. When her own family betrays her and leaves her for dead, Ziyan is forced into hiding in the Eastern Capital, where loyalty is rare and truth even rarer.
By her side is Feiyan, a quick-tempered warrior with a mysterious past and a blade sharper than her tongue. Together, the two young women navigate a world of brothels, ministers, masked informants, and imperial schemes. As they chase answers and revenge, they uncover not only a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of court-but also the strength they find in each other.
Haunted by secrets and driven by survival, Ziyan must rise-not as a pawn, but as a force in her own right. And Feiyan? She'll fight to make sure nothing drags Ziyan back into the darkness-not even fate.
In a world where power is bought in blood and lies, two girls forge a path of their own.