Being born out of wedlock, Katherine Wesfeld lives with her mother Princess Constance in Frakzenkia. Her father, Jonas Wesfeld lives in a very distant kingdom in the Far East Land. Katherine has not seen her father in almost six years and has only spent two weeks of her entire life with him. Now almost sixteen, Katherine is informed her father is helping defend a kingdom only nine days away. Katherine is determined to see her father again before he might be killed in battle. On her journey to find her father, Katherine is confronted with assassins, hopeful suitors, and finds romance with a young man from her past. She wonders what else may confront her before finding her father and the battle begins that may take his life. Her life will be forever changed.