. A year that changed the lives of many in London, but more specifically, the life of the . The day before Quilliene was appointed Queen, she was given a bodyguard by her parents. As it was their last wish, she finds herself unable to rid herself of him. She sees everything about him repulsive - he's a commoner, he's sarcastic, and he's always around. But she finds she needs his help to find the one who murdered her parents. For Neo, he can't help but hate his newly appointed position as a bodyguard. For the Queen of England, no less. He hates everything about her - she's stoic, she's royalty, and he has to follow her orders. It isn't until he discovers that she has powerful abilities like him, does he find his new life interesting once more.