Princess Tamiel, the only descendent of the King of Latos, has never fitted in. She doesn't meet up to her father's expectations. She can't resign herself to the unclear future of a dependent queen consort. She can't bear, even if she wanted to, other people being in charge of her destiny, people - men - she can neither love nor respect. Yes, little Tamiel's spirit is too big for for the destiny that attempts to confine it. And her stubborn resistance and determination end by expanding the limits of her story, until they break them down. And her being becomes many different lives, filled with intrigue, power struggles, love, unlimited happiness, heartache and everlasting loyalty. Tamiel, little ordinary Tamiel, doesn't yet know it, but her legend - her legends - will be told for many centuries throughout the whole known world in tones of reverence and fear.