An exiled princess, a shape-shifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse...
It will take more than magic to find her way home.
Shiori’anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins, and on the morning of her engagement ceremony Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems a stroke of luck, averting the wedding she never wanted, but it also attracts the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.
Raikama is a powerful sorceress and banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes, and warning Shiori that she must not speak of it to anyone: for every word that leaves her lips, one of her brothers will die.
Voiceless and alone, Shiori sets out to find her brothers and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can save the kingdom, but first she must trust a paper bird, a volatile dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard not to marry. And she must embrace the magic she has been taught to suppress her whole life, no matter the cost.
