Laurence Housman

A character-centered teaser anchored in the momentum of a palace day, where a princess named Badoura glides through silk-scented corridors and veiled corridors of power. A rumor becomes a key, a disguise a shield, and a quiet courage threads its way through courtly ceremony. As loyalties shift with the soft click of a door, Badoura must decide how much of herself she will reveal to survive—and what she is willing to lose to claim her own name.