Following the conditions of a contract between herself and Winter, Penelope is once again leaving the duchy! She joins the marquis for volunteer work in a war-stricken nation, and while their time there is hectic, the two are able to grab a moment alone at the seaside. But the couple s peace is shattered when they learn sorcerer children have been kidnapped! In the face of Penelope s desperation to save them, Winter s calm approach to the situation has the duke s daughter suspecting that everything is not as it seems...