The day her kingdom fell, she was the exiled princess who watched her father and brothers die with her own eyes.
For three years she lived under an assumed name and disguised herself as a man, studying day and night so she could enter the imperial court and take revenge.
She plotted carefully, revealed her brilliance, and at last caught the eye of the regent, whose power eclipsed everyone at court.
The regent teased her, and his heart stirred for her. But his hatred over the slaughter of his clan forced him to suppress those feelings and take a stand against her.
Shen Yan hated him for the fall of her dynasty and the deaths of her father and brothers. Yet, as he protected her time and again, she came to believe he treated her differently. Each time he tried to destroy her, that belief faded a little more.
They stood against each other, unable to be together because of their families' hatred, and both died.
They fought each other openly and in secret, and ultimately both died.
