Nora Linden, a beast tamer, saves The Emperor and is decreed to marry the Seventh Prince, Henry Warren. She disciplines her husband, transforming their relationship from bickering rivals to lovers. Facing crises: an arranged marriage by The Empress Dowager, schemes from a princess, and the princes' battle for the throne, Nora Linden and Henry Warren work together to overcome them. Henry Warren is ennobled as Prince Heng, Nora Linden is granted a vast fiefdom.