A Tale of Resilience *** After several years of abuse from her wretched step-mother and -sister, Rhea Fisher dreams of freedom and independence. Having lost her mother at a formative age and forced to accept a new one shortly after, Rhea must find the courage within herself to forge her own path. After a chance meeting with the prince, she's invited to the palace, and discovers that there is something wrong with the king. She's determined to help her old friend's father with new friends she meets along the way, including a certain not-quite-suave Captain. As she sinks herself deeper into the mysteries of the port kingdom, Meridian Shores, she begins to unravel a curse stemming back from centuries, as well as discovering her own origins. Darkness beckons from the shadows and Rhea must be brave enough to delve within.