Prince Monrose wants only two things: to become a commoner and to marry a farmer's daughter.
War Mage Cassan's purpose in life is to serve his queen, the woman who plucked him from the ashes of his home and saved him from his own magic.
Unfortunately for Cassan, today serving his queen means playing bodyguard to her romantic son. When they set out to fetch Monrose's intended bride for the queen's inspection, Cassan doesn't expect much danger. He certainly doesn't expect Monrose to insist they save his would-be father-in-law from a deadly creature of dark magic.
But Monrose is his prince and orders are orders, even if they come from a foolish dreamer with an inadequate sense of self-preservation.
In the Royal Order, soldiers are born and bred for combat. Literally. Centuries of carefully arranged marriages between the Order's male and female warriors, along with some extremely strict rules and the best combat training known to man, have allowed the kingdom of Lince to maintain the best fighting force in the world.
Moments after their arranged marriage-an event conducted with as much emotion as being fitted for a new set of armor-swordswoman Hesk and axeman Bram are sent on a mission to rescue a princess.
As wedding nights go, it gets bloodier than most.
