It’s been five years since the Desolations ravaged Arkron. In the western hinterlands, the walled city of Kentoncroft clings to survival. Ruled by the cloistered Family, the city believes that they are the last remnants of civilization left in the world.​ Jya, a young healer, finds herself unwillingly inducted into the Mirja, the shadowy order of women tasked with protecting the Family’s daughters. Determined to keep her broken heart from further damage, Jya finds herself reeled into a world of sisterhood, strife, and secrecy.​ As unrest in the city grows, Jya discovers a terrible truth kept hidden from the people. Revealing it may cost everything she has left--but hope refuses to be buried.