Following Ashlynn’s efforts in leading the liberation of Llael, the nation’s newly coroneted queen proclaimed her “The Queen’s Blade,” bestowing upon her the highest military authority in the land. Ashlynn is joined by a retinue of famous Llaelese duelists—Marie Aguillon, renowned for her master swordsmanship, and Vayne di Brascio, a skilled gun mage who spent years as a freedom fighter under Ashlynn’s command.