When Lore was thirteen, she fled a cult hidden beneath the city of Dellaire. After a decade of living undercover, her ability to raise the dead is exposed, tying her fate to the city's Sainted King's court. Tasked with unraveling a series of mysterious deaths, Lore is caught in a web of politics, religious fervor, and illicit romance. As she navigates the treacherous upper echelons guarded by Gabriel and contending with the king's troublesome heir, Bastian, the darkness she left behind in the underground threatens to resurface, potentially bringing her world crashing down.