The slaves are rising and the drums of war are heard on the horizon... Himeko Tsubaki is a yakuza princess turned diplomat. When she is captured by allies of the traitorous Tanis, the skills Himeko learned from her father become a matter of life and death. Daray of the Nardo Clan has loved the stoic woman who has become known as the Nardo Princess. When she disappears, he is willing to defy the royal family to find her. Together the pair learn secrets that can change the course of the Vukasin Empire. Can their love survive? Or will it be another casualty of the coming war?