Accused of Killing the King, Chosen by Two Dragons

When the emperor dies after drinking a cup of poison that Mariela prepared, she finds herself branded a regicide and condemned for a crime she insists she did not commit. Facing a death sentence in a court that has already decided her guilt, she must find a way to clear her name while navigating a realm where powerful forces want her silenced. Her fight for survival soon becomes a question of who truly wants the throne to fall, and whether she can strike back before the sentence is carried out.