A commoner who cheated death and a noble tactician with a vendetta.
Laufa should have died. But her second chance at life comes with a price: a rare, gem-powered magic that brands her a living weapon for the crown. Her only hope at survival is Eralia Adeus, a brilliant noble sidelined by her peers. Eralia offers a deal. Her strategic genius in exchange for Laufa’s raw, untamed magic.
As their gambits catapult them to the bloody frontier, Laufa must decide who’s more dangerous. Foreign enemies and rival commanders who want her dead, or the one woman who promised her survival?

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Academy, Clever Protagonist, Cold Love Interests, Conspiracies, Cunning Protagonist, Female Protagonist, Genius Protagonist, Magic, Manipulative Characters, Military, Naive Protagonist, Politics, Power Struggle, Strong Love Interests, Underestimated Protagonist