Y/N is a military mapmaker on the edge of the kingdom, living an ordinary life near the Veil—until she awakens a long-forgotten power: true Light Ether. Pulled into the dangerous world of the Aster Court, she becomes the focus of political power struggles and prophecy. The most dangerous of all is Kaeleric Sylvaris, the feared Shadow Etheri commander whose presence is tied inexplicably to hers. As the Veil grows unstable and the Court closes in, Y/N is forced into proximity with a man she should fear—yet cannot escape