In the gilded heart of a powerful fantasy kingdom, the crown princess is everything her court wishes she weren’t. She’s loud where she should be quiet, curious where she should be cautious, and far more interested in roaring tavern music, enjoying the embrace of strangers, and reckless adventures beyond the palace walls than she is in embroidery or marriage negotiations. The people adore her. The court barely tolerates her. The king and queen worry she will never be taken seriously enough to rule.