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Azaerin Blackthorne, Lord of Xenia, hasn''''t set foot in the Imperial capital in eight years. The Empire has left him to his monsters, his magic, and his silence—and he preferred it that way. But when a formal invitation bearing the Empress’s seal arrives—one he was never meant to receive—Azaerin is dragged back into a world of courtly games, veiled threats, and long-forgotten debts. As the quiet ruler of a land the Empire believes irrelevant, Azaerin must now navigate suspicion, spectacle, and subtle war. Some want him forgotten. Others want him destroyed. He intends to disappoint them all.