Claire Eithéa lives a modest but contented life in the village of Sandicht with her parents. The country's king has fallen ill and his grip on order has weakened, and thief gangs are spreading from village to village across the kingdom. Sandicht knows it is only a matter of time. When the bandits arrive, they kill both of Claire's parents. The knight who saves her life is Adel Reed, from a noble family that has commanded the country's chivalric order for generations. With nowhere else to go, Claire enters the Reed household as a maid. Four brothers, all different, and a life she did not plan for.