In a mist-bound age before written records, Rebecca is chosen as Banrigh of the witches, inheriting the living crown once worn by Merlin himself. Tasked with guiding a young King Arthur without ruling him, she must navigate a court divided between quiet counsel and seductive tyranny: Morgana, who believes power must be seized through fear, and Father Alard, a vampire-priest who offers salvation in exchange for obedience. When raiders threaten Camelot and the Church’s hunger for souls sharpens into something far darker, Rebecca must hold to a slower, older kind of power—one built on consent, endurance, and women who outlast empires—knowing that peace won today may only be the beginning of a far more dangerous war.

"Banrigh of Shadows"

by Jan Foster