Prince Alaric is a gentle soul. Pure, soft and too innocent for the aristrocatic world. His endearing innocence makes everyone fall in love with him. But he must learn to reign in his heart, for he is to take the reigns of the flourishing kingdom of Whales from his adoring, but sickly father. Even as he gets ready to take his rightful place as King, he remains aloof to the attentions of hundreds of men, women royals and nobles alike. For his heart belongs to someone else. Someone he could never indulge with, someone sworn to protect him from foes, someone sworn to always accompany him and see to his comfort, someone who is so close to him and yet, someone he could never have.