For ten years, Princess Elizabeth has lived in a castle at the heart of the Nagitrious Forest—a place where ninety-eight percent of those who enter never return. Hidden from a world that would hunt her for the wish-granting power in her blood, she has survived alone with nothing but books, routines, and the knowledge that her brother, the Emperor, is searching for a way to bring her home. Then a stranger collapses at her gates. Krow shouldn't have survived the journey. No one survives the death forest. But he carries ancient relics, a false name, and secrets. As foreign kingdoms close in and the portal that sustained her for a decade begins to fail, Elizabeth must decide: trust the mysterious adventurer who appeared from nowhere, or remain alone in a castle that may soon become her tomb. Some prisons are built to keep monsters out. Others are built to keep treasures in.