Revolution is coming to Gallia. The peasants, tired of a profligate king and his brutal soldiers, are increasingly restive. Meanwhile, King Louis tries to placate his discontent people with frivolous celebrations and royal gossip. Caught in the middle is Eleanor Thibault, a girl with a respectable merchant father and a detested Romi mother. Trying to discover the source of the danger looming over Gallia, Eleanor discovers dark magic, curses, and even a terrible secret about her own family. Will she face the darkness threatening her beloved home, or join the cycle of hatred and malice that has held Gallia's royal family in terror for generations?