When nightmares are living and dreams are deadGreyland Noren wants nothing to do with his family's political legacy. All he cares about is getting through one last school year and taking his Trials-then he can finally be free of his father. With his brother set up to become the future king, it should be easy to slip by unnoticed. But everything changes, and he finds himself living in a nightmare he can't wake up from.Lilia Fervic prays everyone is wrong about her. She clings to the hope that her Trials will change her fate and she's not a zero. As she enters her final year at Kitlarn, there's no escaping what's to come. She thinks all she has to do is survive the year with her ruthless classmates and the Advenian who haunts her dreams, but she was wrong. Greyland and his friends are the least of her worries.As chaos unfolds, Greyland and Lilia must navigate unexpected challenges, unsure if they'll even make it to their Trials.