Ten years after the events of Book 4, Kuvira returns home to Zaofu to serve the rest of her sentence under house arrest. As she tries to figure out how she fits into the Beifong family, she realizes her feelings for Suyin are not what she expected. She was never a daughter to Su, but perhaps she could be something else. Kuvira/Su (Su/Bataar Sr. with Kuvira/Bataar Sr. friendship)

Kuvira has a past that shapes who she is and who she's destined to become. Suyin Beifong plays an important role. What starts as a friendship grows into more, and eventually becomes too much. Feelings are dealt with, or not dealt with. Power, lust, obsession, and love mix together to shape two women who, under different circumstances, would have been perfect for eachother.