Helena Sinclair was suffocated by the expectations of royalty. Every move was scrutinized, and though she embraced her status, she longed for freedom. At 24, she escaped the palace, disguising herself as a commoner. In the village, she found peace in anonymity, discovering a love for fiction books—something the palace library lacked. Though life as a peasant was hard, she reveled in the freedom it gave her, finally experiencing the life she had always dreamed of.