In the quiet of Ithaca two women fall—for each other, for their families, for their kingdoms. When Melantho, a young slave girl in the kitchens beneath a palace, is chosen one night to meet a visiting king, she believes her fates are finally changing. Instead, she is saved by a young princess who understands her father’s cruelty more than anyone, and an unlikely friendship is struck. However, between Melantho’s position and the rules of court, obstacles await to wrench them apart until their ver