Mari, the 9th Heiress of the Brall Empire, now controls half of the Empire. With the help of her summoned human hero Fred and the rest of her allies, she has successfully stopped the Brish invasion.
General Maltarka, the self-proclaimed Queen of the Brish, is missing and presumed dead after suffering severe wounds and a devastating defeat near the port city of Cern.
Coratabi, the Brall Empress, has returned to the imperial capital after a surprisingly unfriendly encounter with her daughter, Heiress Mari.
As Fred struggles to avoid a Brall civil war, a powerful enemy secretly approaches.
Will words turn to war or are family issues the least of their concerns? What of the Brish Queen? Has she succumbed to her wounds or is she just getting fired up?