In the Vanishers' Palace

Yên has little control over the bargain that sends her away from her village and into the household of Vu Côn, a powerful dragon. Expecting danger, she instead finds herself assigned to teach Vu Côn’s children within a palace full of unsettling remnants and forbidden spaces. The arrangement does not erase the imbalance between them, but daily contact makes the dragon harder to understand through fear alone. Yên’s growing attraction unfolds in a world damaged by forces that have left lasting threats behind. As she learns more about the palace and its inhabitants, she must navigate questions of trust, obligation and freedom while deciding what kind of future she can claim for herself.