You are the Son of Heaven. Three thousand beauties vie for a single glance from you — and tonight, every heart in the Forbidden City beats to the rhythm of your choice.
Jian'an 1st year, 196 CE. The Han is dying and warlords carve up the realm. You are sixteen, a daughter of a great gentry clan — a prized piece on the family's chessboard. One month at a time, win a name of your own before the age devours it.
Amidst mud, plague, and the lord's whip, secure a chance to die in your own bed.
