Astrea has been a land at war for decades, its people long since resigned to hopelessness about ever having a competent ruler. Then King Edward Estore arrived — a prodigy grandson of Emperor Augustus Estore, technically a puppet king but driven by genuine ambition for Astrea's future. From the outside, two paths stand before the people: follow this foreign king toward his vision, or face the full might of the Estore Empire. Meanwhile, Leon Beaumont, the exiled prince and son of the true King Beaumont, raises his banner again — determined to end the Estore Empire's hold on his homeland.