As Ayar Manco, scion of a lesser noble house beneath the shadowy majesty of Cusco, every breath is measured in the rarefied mountain air; every glance, a wager placed on shifting alliances. The Sapa Inca’s court is ablaze with ambition—brooding whispers and wanton glances fill every corridor with intrigue deadlier than obsidian daggers. Promised to marry noblewoman Quilla Rimay, yet drawn to the enigmatic chasqui-messenger Illari, Ayar walks a perilous line between duty, desire, and the looming threat of civil discord. Each decision tears deeper into your entwined fates, as schemes coil around the throne and the fate of the Four Regions trembles. Amid fierce mountain storms and festivals cast in riotous color, alliances must be forged, betrayals weighed, and love kindled or destroyed. Where does your heart’s allegiance lie—empire, family, or the amber fire of forbidden longing?