Two years after his previous meeting with the cynical Lord Murdo Balfour, David Lauriston accidentally runs into him again in the heart of Edinburgh. King George IV is about to make his first visit to Edinburgh, and his political father sends Murdo to represent their aristocratic family at ceremonial events. Their parting was painful - and on Murdo’s part also cruel - but it seems that over the past years Murdo has become softer. So much so that he invites David to enjoy each other's company throughout his entire stay in the capital. Despite his doubts, David cannot get the proposal out of his head, and soon he finds himself near Murdo's house... and in his arms. But to the city Other figures from David's past also arrive, and as the pompous ceremony in honor of the king's arrival unfolds, he is drawn into a whole chain of events. Everything is at risk: career, well-being and a fragile connection with Murdo, which, despite David’s best intentions, only becomes stronger.