After a lifetime as an almost-brother to the six daughters of King Ardent and five years fighting in the unending monster wars, Malcolm has come home to become the bodyguard of Janet, the crown princess and his lifelong best friend. But when the curse descends, his duties become far more urgent- getting her safely to the Forest Tower, home of Merlin, to find a way to save everyone. But in the end it will be his weapon, the mystical Sword of Lions, that will reveal the one thing he’s spent years trying to deny- how he feels about Janet…