After his fiance ran away with a foreigner, Coren Ketrali is left alone in Estraleon, with no hope of taking the throne. Striking out on his own, he hopes to find a way to satisfy his ambition. What he doesn't expect, however, is for love to find him on the way. **Companion story to Yes, Master.** #208 in Romance 3.5.18 #69 in Assassin 6.7.18 (Warning: violence and language.)