The charge of the Eubeltic Realm has been passed over to a young monarch known for his brilliance and brooding ways—as well as the "way" he has with vibrant ladies at court. Yet, from a political and cultural standpoint, the Realm has entered uncertain times. Their inexperienced king is faced with the nation's domestic and colonial crises, the bereavement of his family, and his curious attraction to a councilman's modest daughter. Could everything in the king's untried hands be on the verge of falling apart?