A stolen destiny. A ruthless empire. A messenger who could change everything.

Jay has spent his life as an outcast—an orphaned half-casting with no family name and no future beyond servitude. But when he earns a coveted spot in the military academy, he sees a way out—a chance to prove himself in the brutal world of Galathian rule. Victory in the cadet race should have guaranteed him a place in the elite Horse Division, but instead, he’s assigned to the lowest post imaginable: a castle messenger.

Stripped of his dreams and trapped in the very place he hoped to escape, Jay soon discovers his new position is more dangerous than it seems. He carries secrets, not just letters—messages that could unravel the empire’s hold on his homeland. And when a long-buried power begins to awaken, Jay finds himself at the heart of a conflict far greater than he ever imagined.

The fate of Calonade is in his hands—if he can survive long enough to claim it.