Embers in the Snow

Embers in the Snow is a novel about Theis Anais Hrano, the head of the Royal Guard of Anikora; Naina Milada, an assassin; and Kalinn, also known as Karin Mayoi, a priest of the God of the South Pole. Set in Anikora, it covers the events about fifty years after the Anikora treaty, in which Ptrao relinquished control of the country to a self-elected council, at least nominally.

A royal family, descended from Ptrao's emperor, remains symbolically in the Ike Kora castle, while the country transitions to the new form of governance. However, it is generally known, though only spoken of in whispers, that the royals still pull the strings, through a combination of bribery and coercion.