The Silence of Deceit

<p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The nation of Seity.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Four ruling families.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>One merciless tyrant.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Eldon Durane executes a noble family and extinguishes all magic he unleashes a war that spans generations.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Two decades later Lady Rosalie Yorke and her best friend Silence are uprooted from their </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>comfortable life </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>to escape the spreading war. Sheltered and fragile Rosalie is both terrified of-and intrigued by-the outside world. Her fears </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>of Seity's dangers </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>are soon realized when she is kidnapped by a ruthless group of raiders. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Crowe the notorious </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>pirate captain of the </span><em style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>Deceit</em><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)> wants nothing to do with Seity</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'s political turmoil preferring life on the high seas.</span><span style=color: rgba(0 176 80 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In an attempt to exact</span><span style=color: rgba(0 176 80 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>revenge on the raiders </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>who tried to get him killed Crowe unwittingly rescues Rosalie. Hoping to change his luck he decides to extort Rosalie's father for a ransom.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rosalie refuses to be anyone's pawn and Crowe has no patience for nobility. As the two bicker and dodge danger Seity's long-buried secrets begin to emerge from the shadows. Together</span><span style=color: rgba(160 43 147 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Rosalie and Crowe must set aside their differences to stop Eldon's deadly plan. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Should they fail everything Rosalie loves may be lost for good.</span></p>