Several years passed since his brother came into his role, now Kurin Clawthorn is his brother's most trusted advisor, the surrogate younger relative of the four kings, the brother-in-law of his brother's new Imperatrix, and the uncle of the new imperial princes and princesses. After the young imperials discovered they had inherited their father's elemental abilities, Kurin was tasked with escorting the eldest two to visit his surrogate father and uncles to learn to master these abilities. Though he was originally scared that his male relatives had drastically changed, he would come to realize that, even with a change in status, some things never change.