A new alliance has been forged between the High Kingdom of Montival and the Empire of Great Japan, but at the cost of a lost prince.... John Arminger Mackenzie wanted to be a troubadour, but fate made him the son of the King of Montival. His sister Princess Olaith will deservedly inherit the throne of the High Kings, and it will pass on to him only in the event of her death, leaving the young prince on an unknown path to discover his true role in the family.