While Jill hurries to gather support for Hadis against the imperial army, as fate would have it, Princess Faris of Kratos rolls into town! She's allegedly come with a peacekeeping proposal to marry Hadis, but what are her true intentions? Jill's former aide-de-camp Lawrence comes to assist her, but since he also comes from Kratos, can he really be trusted? Despite the uncertainty, Jill might not have many other options -she needs as many allies as she can get!