Humanity escaped earth with a blind leap into space, hoping for a positive future but not knowing the stakes. She was sold to a king for breeding only to never meet the buyer, only his people, people abused by his power hungry rules. He led his clan to victory over the invaders, not knowing his king has been making a fool of his people from the beginning. He protects the strange young female, unknowing she would be his, fated by The Forges.