A Silent Game of Spies

He's a loyal warrior called upon to secretly guard one of the most precious things in all the Land. A King and his sons are murdered, forcing their orphaned sister to become Queen, just as her country is besieged on all fronts by war. He's a young King who falls hard for the first woman he can't have, because an elusive assassin plagues her, and she slips away in the night. She's a determined Princess who uncovers corruption and survives a resulting assassination attempt, forcing her to flee her country overnight. They're several young Princes who come of age with the start of a Land-wide war. She's the most treacherous of rulers who takes over the North. Secret identities are revealed - spies, royals, even secret societies. An unexpected spree of murder ravages the Land, leaving neither Kings nor commoners unscathed. Countries compete for dominance throughout the Land, even against the Eastern Alliance, all while romance blossoms. Pirates kidnap unsuspecting people and sell them as slaves. Who will prevail? How will it conclude... or will it?
Book One.