Eliza's world comes crashing down after the birth of her baby brother, and for all her efforts, the boy grows up ambiguous. Is he out to get her? Is he just an innocent, naive little child constantly caught up in troubles? She can't tell. What she does know is after her father is sent to stop a monster raid in the north, Marcus begins to act rather... suspiciously. It's now her job to save her family's reputation and wealth before the raids destabilise the empire, as well as finally make up her mind about her precious baby brother.