This is the Prequel to Shadow Weaver. It can be read as a stand-alone, but if you plan on reading Shadow Weaver, you shouldn't read this first!! Despised by his father, shunned by the royal court, Prince Jakut's only desire is to leave the palace and join the Elite Commanders. But his father, the King, will go to any lengths to stop his distrusted son and crush Jakut's spirit. The King's efforts are thwarted by the arrival to the palace of the mysterious Lady Calmi.