The wizard Kieran has been the personal bodyguard and lover of King Edouard for four years. But now Edouard has decided that it is time for him to marry and establish a succession to ensure ongoing peace in the kingdom. But finding a woman who will accept the relationship between the two of them is only the beginning of their problems. Amid the political strife surrounding the selection of a new queen, they learn that wizards are disappearing and the Wizards Hall is at a loss to explain.