The Trials are not over. The true Trials have only just begun. Aurora survived phase one of the King Trials. She emerged alive but scathed, new tests and new trials but she is still scarred by the old ones, stained by the blood that she had to spill and the gruelling hardships she endured. But it is far from over. Everything hangs in the balance, war looms, the Ulris nears. Death comes. Phase two of the King Trials are foreign, diplomatic excursions to dominions beyond Urium. To try forge new alliances and convince others of the threat that the Ulris endangers all domains. Urium cannot stand on its own, the future Ruler of Urium will need the strength of all the realms. ~May only the worthy rule~