In the ancient kingdom of Maro—where noble bloodlines hide arcane secrets and the flames of forgotten wars still smolder—one boy's hidden lineage is about to ignite a storm.Aaron Hotveil was raised as a servant in the mansion of Lord Frankfurt Pierce, unaware of the truth behind his sky-colored eyes and the fire that sometimes burns beneath his skin. When a royal emissary arrives bearing dark omens—disappearances, sightings of blue flame, and echoes of a war long buried—Aaron finds himself at the center of a mystery older than kings.As ancient blood stirs and forbidden magic awakens, Aaron must confront a legacy that could either save Maro... or doom it.He is not who he thinks he is.And the flames within him are not his own.