Once upon a time, a desperate king met a young woman by chance... and he discovered that she held the power to purify his cursed kingdom. -- One night, Asterya dove into the lake to save a drowning man. She never thought it would awaken the long lost water magic inside her. Furthermore, the man she saved turned out to be King Dimitri himself. He struck a deal with her: a chair in the respected royal magic council for her devotion to help him rebuild the kingdom. Overnight, Asterya was transformed from a shackled slave into a pillar of the crown. As Asterya learned how to wield her magic, she realized the curse was not the worst thing she was facing. She discovered in the world she was living in, everything demanded a price. And the price would always be paid.
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