Alerah Ravyne is a young and beautiful girl from Essos who was captured by pirates and sold on to a dornish man who takes his group of girls to the capital of Westeros and Alerah and some more are sent to the red keep and become part of Targaryen's service staff. One day when Prince Viserys is to call his mistress to his planned evening, his eyes are caught on Alerah and then that night a romantic bond develops between them and Alerah becomes Prince Visery's favorite and she manages to curb his madness and bring out more and more power from him, and because she loves him. On the way in front of her, there are always some dangers that she must beware of and even crush to protect her place in life and perhaps even much more than her own life.