The Empress of Edom — Kurt Kammeyer

Princess Gudrid is saved from suicide by Islwyn, but their romance is thwarted by King Akamar when he betroths Gudrid to the Emperor of Menggu. Islwyn accompanies Gudrid to Menggu as her marriage-broker, but then he abandons her to fulfill his duties as a Disciple. Now jilted, Gudrid seeks to become the Empress of Menggu and return to her homeland, to fulfill her vow to destroy King Akamar.