The siblings have survived the fire of the woods, but now they face the absolute zero of the North. The third relic, the Hollow Crown, is housed within the Frozen Bastion?a mountain fortress where King Atheron spent his years of exile.
Princess Nyra takes the lead, her tactical mind finally in its element as they navigate the Bastion's lethal defenses. But the fortress is more than a tomb; it is a trap. One of the heirs is captured by the remnants of the King's guard, forcing the others to launch a desperate rescue mission through sub-zero labyrinthine halls. As they reach the inner sanctum, the Crown reveals the King's cruelest act: the systematic betrayal of his own council to secure his absolute rule. In the biting cold of the Bastion, the heirs must decide if they are retrieving a crown or a curse.
