Rabbit has come a long wasy since his days as a green recruit fresh from the Border, a contentious affiliation of magicals north of the kingdom of Iversterre. A horse soldier in Iversterre's Royal Army, he's learned about his family's true history, delivered new powers, and been tapped as King Jusson's heir.
When Rabbit's parents fled to the Border, his mother left behind a jilted suitor, Lord Idwal of Mearden, who is now demanding that Rabbit mary his daughter. And instead of dismissing the notion, King Jusson sweeps the entire royal entourage off to Mearden, where the chaotic court scene is soon rife with diplomatic intrigue and old grievances awakened. The rebellion, it seems, may have just begun.