Vieln isn't happy, not by a long shot. He has an arranged betrothal to a woman he does not love or even care about. He tells his family of his preference for men and it does not go well. When he meets Issaguard, a lowlander, he is instantly smitten and leaves his belongings and family behind to journey off into a life with his love, Issaguard. But of course life is never that easy. Lanet, the woman he spurned, has vowed to get even at any cost, ANY.