The knight of the story always saves the princess, vying for the approval of his king, and always marries the princess. But what happens when the king of this story has only a son? What if the knight is his childhood friend? What is there to be done about the war that wages? The monsters running rampant? And who, pray tell, is going to tell the people of Wyldren that their prince is actually their king? Certainly not Sir Corbyn. It's not his place to say, after all. His place is right at Lionel's side, protecting the "crown prince" with his life, as he has for many years. But danger looms around every corner, lurking in every crack and crevice. Can he protect Wyldren's secret ruler forever?