Born an unwanted princess with prophetic dreams, Athanasia seems destined for a life of tragedy at the hands of her cold father. The precocious child is determined to change her fate by living a peaceful life where the two never interact, but a chance encounter causes the emperor to take a sudden interest in his daughter. Now Athanasia is forced to get to know the man she has feared since her birth, and comes to learn that he might not actually despise her after all. But can this changed relationship save her from a dark future?