The King of the Vordanai lies on his deathbed. Soon his daughter Rasinia will become the country's first queen in centuries - and a target for those who seek to control her for their own power. The most dangerous of them is the Duke of Orlanco, Minister of Information and head of the secret police. And he knows a secret that will completely put the princess at his mercy. But Rasinia finds unexpected allies in the person of war hero Janus bet Wallnich, who has returned to the capital, and his loyal subordinates, Captain Marcus d'Ivoire and Lieutenant Winter Igernglass. Marcus and Winter try to find their place in the house they thought they would never see again. And they also help Janus and Rasinia set in motion a chain of events that can destroy the tyrannical power of Orlanco, even at the cost of plunging the country into chaos. However, they intend to defend the kingdom with all the forces at their disposal, real or magical.