Princess Zoé of the Kingdom of Kuron is charged by her father, King Konradin, with putting down a coup in the neighbouring Kingdom of Tandria, where the Tandrian king, Balderus, has been forced into exile. Making her way through Tandria, she soon encounters the leaders of the rebellion, Lord Wolvering and his most loyal knight, Dracorian. However, telling Zoé that he is a liberator, not a rebel, Dracorian claims that he is fighting to rid the Tandrian people of Balderus's tyranny, and warns her not to trust her father.