The queen gave me a choice in the middle of her winter court: betray the man I loved or prove I had helped him betray her. The last time I stood in that room, I chose silence, and the crown called it treason. By the time I understood what the test was meant to uncover, my face was scarred, my name was ruined, and the palace had swallowed everything I had tried to protect. Now I have returned to the day before Queen Isolde's accusation, with the same sealed letter waiting in my rooms and the same people watching to see what I will do. If I refuse to play the queen's game, can I save the man I love without becoming another weapon in her hands?