A Changed Man Is A Stranger To Himself

With tensions rising between the empires, Prince Vinson of Empire One finds himself a prisoner of Empire Four, trapped in a room in a place he's never been to before and no way to escape. It occurs to him, once Prince Azarleuz has left and locked the door behind him, that maybe the room he's in was used as a bedroom for a servant, and not a very well-liked one. Vinson is not a servant; in this empire, he's a captive, held against his will, with only one purpose and a new monarchy to serve.