Victory doesn't always feel like winning. But that doesn't make it any less necessary. The Chosen One has returned to Speranza, but not everyone is celebrating. Rachel, now known as Captain Raelynn Lightbringer, has reluctantly reassembled the Holy Order of Gold. However, saving the world takes more than a hero's party, a sword arm, and good intentions. She must navigate a seemingly impossible political minefield. Two warring military orders are bent on destroying each other, and Rachel stands in the middle. She must broker peace between them, lead a fractured team, and survive a royally-sponsored hero convention that somehow catches fire. But when she finally arrives at the Holy City of Chairo, she walks straight into Councilman Pravum's trap... Rachel fights to overcome every challenge-even if it strains her bond with her best friend Nora. However, when she makes a decision that Relias didn't sanction, in public, with everyone watching, she is forced to discover the hardest truth of leadership: the right call and the popular one are rarely the same.