At the Academy, there was no contest; Lady Elliere outpaced every classmate. And if this world rewarded her work as a woman, she might've had the chance to change things. She might not be engaged to the insecure—and shockingly illiterate—Count Fecchida. She might not be in the bar, drunk and pouring her heart out to a handsome stranger. But Elliere barely remembers the blackout episode, instead sobering up to the latest gossip: the Emperor is to be married. Poor girl, whoever she is...