Love Among Duty & War

The Festival of Hearts has everyone excited as princes from across the land converge on Eustele for a chance to win both the Princess' heart and hand in marriage. It is widely believed that she alone will bring peace and prosperity to the kingdom of the heir to whom she will wed.

The young, capable knight, Vesper, remains faithfully by her side. Plucked from the streets as a girl, she blossomed into a fine knight of the kingdom. It is said that after the Princess is married off, her duties will transfer to the Elite Royal Guard, but Vesper has other intentions.

When the young princes come vying for the affections of her Princess, she intends to keep them all in line. But it's harder than it needs to be, especially when Prince Ciel's arrogant guardian, Devlin, keeps poking his nose into business that isn't his own.

But the festivities don't last as an ominous rumor of imminent war blackens the horizon. An ancient, powerful dark magic has been unearthed that threatens to ruin the tranquility that Eustele has long preserved.