Despite the solution the council of elders offers to guarantee continuity of the King's lineage, intuitive and mystical signs begin to seep into the King's reality, forcing him to rethink actions that should be unthinkable. The deceit both within and outside the kingdom continues as rewards and promises accrue for opposition loyalists who are unaware that the seeds they now pass down in good faith were planted in the past to be reaped by the next generation-and will lead to their own destruction.
Meanwhile, pleasant news serves as a perfect distraction from the warnings. As the palace begins to use physical solutions to tackle unusual problems, finding clues useful to his investigation becomes increasingly difficult for the King. Who will reveal the hidden connections? The palace, the queens, the servants, or the people?