Synopsis
Rita Estelle already knows how the story ends. Duke Erwan Cereus falls ill, dies, and the country tears itself apart in the rebellion that follows. She knows because she lived through it — or nearly did. A sorceress gave her a way back, and Rita came with a plan: get close to the young duke, use her skill as a doctor, and stop it before it starts. Getting close is the easy part. It's what she finds once she's there that complicates things. The more she treats him, the less his illness looks like bad luck. Someone is doing this…
