Lapis Path: Some Curses are Just Journeys Wearing Masks

A prince behind walls. A dog with a secret. A desert that doesn't forgive.Prince Ameni has spent fourteen summers trapped inside the limestone elegance of the palace, sheltered from a prophecy that says he will never see his sixteenth. But when his father presents him with a golden scarab and a cryptic warning, the Prince realizes the greatest danger isn't the curse outside—it's the silence within...