Born into devotion , and from a young age indoctrinated by power, Merikh Fremont was decreed to fight, kill and destroy. The King of Hybern saw the Illyrian rebel as a symbol of the battleground, possessing her for her strength and courage. But Merikh was every part lover as she was fighter, and maybe Azriel would see that. This story contains a lot of side-plot and exploration of Merikh's character and past, if that bores u then i wouldn't read.