Eleven Dishes for the King
Selene Varo · Season 1 · Oct 14, 2026
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Daughter of an executed apothecary, Iseren Vael becomes food-taster to young King Caelan. She can name nineteen poisons in four heartbeats, but refusing a dish would doom her sisters. During coronation week, every meal is a trial—until a poison in the king's broth points straight to the queen mother's house.