Imperial Year 812.

Estella, a nation called the brilliant and gracious star of the South, and Kronbach, the cruel desert empire of the West filled with endless sandstorms, stood at the end of a decades-long, horrific war spanning generations.

Coincidentally, both nations had undergone a rapid generational shift as their previous emperors passed away at similar times.

Estella's golden palace remained brilliant and its treasury was full, but the long struggle over decades had depleted the knights, the nation's precious military power.

Guest, the young King of Estella, whose foundation was still unstable both internally and externally upon accession, faced a situation where the knighthood was on the verge of collapse.

To avoid further wars of attrition, after much deliberation, he sent a personal letter to the West proposing a peace treaty.

Willing to provide any amount of money and resources, he intended to reach a gentlemanly compromise with the new young King of the West, "Zahar."

However, Zahar's reply, which arrived through the hot sandstorms a few days later, was closer to a cruel threat than a proposal of peace.

The letter from Zahar, Emperor of the West, read as follows:

Estella had more than enough money, but it lacked the military strength to stop the advance of those ruthless soldiers right away.

It was a threat at the edge of a cliff with no choice.

Guest, who had to protect the country and the people, eventually had no choice but to accept the humiliating marriage proposal with a burning heart.