Nina was plucked off the streets because she resembled a dead priestess--but is this a lucky break or a new kind of curse?

Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award this fantasy shojo manga features intertwining constellations of palace intrigue and perilous romance for fans of The Ancient Magus' Bride The Apothecary Diaries and Snow White With the Red Hair.

Nina the girl with eyes the color of lapis lazuli is scouted by the second prince of Fortna Azure to replace priestess-princess Alisha who died just before she was to be married off to the prince of Galgada. Azure who has a similar background to Nina serving as the double for the deceased prince she he was a child finds himself drawn to Nina and promises to find a way to break of the engagement.

Unfortunately to save Azure from the king himself Nina swears she will become the queen of Galgada and leaves Fortna before Azure can object. But the crown prince of Galgada Sett known for his penchant for violence might not allow this plan to come to fruition.