The World War has recently died down, and people have only just felt the taste of peaceful life... Viatrix Ness Irritor is a young society lady, co-owner of Ifrikian plantations, she can afford blissful idleness, but this is contrary to her active nature. Entertainment also gets boring, and then Viatrix finds something to her liking. Of course, her twin brother, who serves in the police, doesn’t like this, but the older brother is always on his sister’s side!