Introduction: This story was inspired by what it feels like to be on the wrong side of a US trade war.The love, sex, loyalty, betrayal, romance, violence, and magic? They're there to make the story fun to read. Also - sailing ships. And a volcano. I hope you like it. In the island kingdom of Eysa, survival is a delicate game of power, trade, and quiet ambition. Prince-Regent Torsten carries the weight of his people’s future, determined to carve a place for his nation on the mainland. But Eysa is poor and has little to leverage beyond its legends and its secrets.One such secret is Eoin -  a name-bound fae; thief, trickster, and spy, tied to Torsten by an unbreakable magical oath. Bound in ways neither of them wanted, Eoin is both Torsten’s most trusted shadow and his most dangerous temptation.Another is Ingbord Feyrune, Eysa’s formidable magician, able to perform far-seeing magic that demands a steep and intimate price. Ingbord’s magic reveals a possible key to change the balance of power, to break Eysa free from its yoked dependence on foreign trade… or to make it a target for those who would see it crushed.Magic has a price. Power demands sacrifice. And love? Love is the most dangerous gamble of all....