When Prince Thurnrug of Kuluvia awakens Princess Chione of Frivelkia with a kiss, it looks like the makings of a happily ever after, but things are not as they seem. When the paths of an assassin, ready to end the royals of Kuluvia with a well-placed blade, and that of the bastard daughter of the Kuluvian king converge, they'll find a common goal that will release a magic thought lost and perhaps find them both true love.