Vasiliki and Zosime are twin sisters who have been preparing to become renowned warriors their entire lives, and now they are on the precipice of donning the envious red cloak that distinguishes Leondrian warriors from other people in their country. But one final test stands in their way and poses more danger than they have ever experienced before. Meanwhile, a mysterious threat from the East casts a dark shadow over any hope of peacefully leading their people that they had in mind. If they pass the Trials to become Leondrians, they will become Queens of Leondria who must first determine if this catastrophic threat is even credible. Then the question becomes if they can unite their country in time for an epic war when the gods of their realm have mysteriously gone missing for the past twenty years.