Brooklyn Trothe secretly trained to become the next Claim of Cecera for the 101st celebration of the Imperial Trial, a pageantry that has shaped Concordia's peace for centuries. Every three years, the sixteen kingdoms send a Claim, a representative who embodies all the qualities of a Chosen, to lead the entire nation for a triad of time, where they are tested for their strength, knowledge, and purity of heart. But Brooklyn's purpose for joining goes beyond winning or leading. Instead, she seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her beloved sister, who joined the same competition three years before.