All that fourteen year old Princess Amethyst wants is to be taken seriously, and not treated like a child. But one day, war comes knocking on the doorstep of Gishlan, bringing bloodshed, and malice, and hate, and fear. Suddenly Princess Amethyst is expected to stop acting like a child, and take on grown-up responsibilities to protect her country and her family from the onslaught of violence.In doing so she learns that the world is bigger than her own little bubble?Can she handle this? How many lives will be lost? Will Princess Amethyst find what she's looking for, or something entirely different?