Gargoyles don't interact with people. So, when one visits Mira on the manor tower, she isn't sure how to respond. There's something comforting about its presence though, especially when it follows her on her way to meet her future husband.At seventeen, she doesn't feel ready to marry. A political marriage tearing her away from Captain Marikashi, whom she secretly loves, was once her greatest fear. Now the captain has been called to war, leaving her with the gargoyle and her husband-to-be.Fearing for the captain and dreading her future, Mira turns to her unusual companion for support. As her bond with the gargoyle grows she begins discovering strange new powers granted to her by her beastly companion. But those powers come with a price that will make her marital woes look trivial. A price that she and the gargoyle will soon have to pay.