Astria has stayed unnoticable for a very long time and years went by until she felt like she was remotely safe. She should have left the city but it was all she knew and in some way she was punishing herself for her past. If the wrong people found out she was still alive, who she really was, she would be in a living nightmare. Nicholas and Sol were twins that were suppose to be highly feared and respected Princes, but with their source of substance hidden behind powerful Wards they were seen as weak. Something had to be done otherwise they would never reach their promised power. But if they got themselves a Black Rose, that would be something more than taking down Wards to the largest place with substance inside.