Princess Armeria vier Kraftvoll is known throughout the kingdom for three things: her mother’s lowly bloodline, her ice-cold demeanor, and her rumored cruelty. To everyone, she is a worthless princess, a shameful stain on the royal family. But all of that is a lie she has carefully maintained. Armeria’s greatest secret lies hidden behind that veil of hatred. She is one of the remaining Holy Maidens, the world’s sole line of defense against the creeping demonic invasion. Caught between a tyrannical king and a temple rife with intrigue, Armeria must conceal her power. She fights a secret war, alone, to protect the world that tramples her underfoot every day. Sir Augen Starksten is the kingdom’s mightiest knight, the embodiment of honor and justice. He hates Princess Armeria with all his soul. To Augen, the princess is a symbol of everything he hates: arrogance, laziness, and cunning. Driven by slander whispered by a trusted friend, he sees Armeria as nothing more than a filthy insect