The Bards of Shkoder hold the country together. They, and the elemental spirits they Sing-earth, atmosphere, fireplace, and water-bring the news of the sea to the mountains, information of the mountains to the plains.

They give their people, from peasant to king, a song in keeping.Annice is a rare talent, in a position to Sing all quarters, but her sibling, the newly enthroned Ruler Theron, views her request to review in the Bardic Hall as a betrayal. To his shock, Annice accepts his conditions, renouncing her royal about Sing the Four Quarters bloodstream and swearing to remain childless in order not to jeopardize the type of succession. She walks away from political responsibilities, royal privilege and her family.

Ten years later on, Annice is just about the Princess Bard and her true to life is going to become the precise opposite of the overwrought ballad her fellow learners at the Bardic Hall wrote about her. Now, she’s on the run through the Royal Guards with the Duc of Ohrid, the daddy of her unborn child, both of them guilty of treason-one of these unjustly accused. To save the Duc’s life, they’ll need to cross the country, manage to keep from strangling each other, and defeat an enemy too damaged for a good Bard’s song to reach.