The Court of Mirth and Madness

Prince Kieron de Taifas is convinced he's going mad.
Absolutely, stark-raving mad.
He's not sure what he did to deserve such a cruel fate. All he knows is that one day, he woke up hearing a voice no one else seemed to. It tells him to do things he would never do. Say things he would rather die than utter. Each request is more ridiculous than the last, and at first, Kieron was able to ignore it. He could live with a little madness.
But then the voice starts threatening violence for his disobedience, and bad things start to happen. His life starts to fall apart. His kingdom crumbles.
So he gives in. Better to live on the whims of an unseen madman than to singlehandedly ruin the lives of himself and everyone he's supposed to rule over. Suddenly, everything starts going right again. As much as he hates to admit it, as long as Kieron does what the voice says, his life will be fine.
And everything does go fine.
Until Liora shows up.
No things are infinitely more complicated.
Infinitely more groan-inducing.
And infinitely more exciting.