As Empress, Roselyn was beloved by all...except her husband, who plots with his mistress to oust the beautiful and sagacious consort. Now she finds herself left to die alone in the icy mountains, with everyone she loves dead or imprisoned. Just as she is about to accept this tragic fate, an old adversary finds her and steals her away...What could this rugged, young general possibly have in store for the fallen Empress of Thanatos?