The forty-seventh year of Yong'an, late autumn.
She is a princess born of blood and fire, and the unwilling leader of the assassins of the Night Tower.
She returns to the capital in one swift turn of fate, red robes against the snow, her pipa stirring Chang'an.
The heir to the Prince of the North listens to her strings from behind a screen, not recognizing the face of an old friend;
the newly appointed Imperial Preceptor calls himself her elder brother and secretly protects her.
Two maids stay by her side, hidden guards carry swords, former allies remain loyal, and blood relatives stand as her shield.
A sea of blood and vengeance, a game of power over the realm.
With courage all her own, she composes a song: Ode to Yong'an.
Core message: All beings are pawns, but she alone plays the game. Even if trapped in a cage, she will rely on her own courage to write a true Ode to Yong'an amid the struggle for power, for herself, her loved ones, and the world.
