Summary

In Chapter 1, readers learn that Eadlyn, who is seven minutes older than her brother Ahren, is in line to become the country's ruler. Her parents had changed the rules and made the first born, not the first male, the next heir. As she gets dressed, she reads about the latest incident in a problem that the country has been having recently. Maxon, Eadlyn’s father, eliminated the caste system and everyone was happy at first. However now, those who were from a higher caste are discriminating against those who were from a lower one. The current incident involves the burning down of a restaurant because the restaurant owner did not promote the arsonist who was an employee. Eadlyn and her father discuss what she would do. He says he must talk to her mother and leaves. Eadlyn feels that whatever he wants to...