Kalahan of Grer

King Malis Elrod of Grer was almost assassinated by a young notorious assassin, and who does he blame? His eldest daughter Kalahan Adria Elrod.
In court her title is denounced and her name is taken away. And with a life sentence at the mines, her mother the queen cries out to the king to change the sentence. But before she changes her name, she must spend a year in Thana. Which is worst than death. Prisoners beg for death instead of going there. It's dark, wet, and mice infested area of the palace. Nobody lasts more than a few months. The worst of the worst criminals go there. And so will Kalahan.
She is allowed a Guardsmen for the first months of her sentence. But will the Captain of the Guardsmen protect her? And will a relationship form, one that would cost both of them their heads.