A new time has come, bringing education and progress which promise a bright and glorious future for all peoples.

But not everyone agrees this is good news: A powerful cabal plots in the shadows to oppress the populace.
Their first target: The King!

Young thief Marla is blissfully unaware of these goings on, but her heart is in the right place. When masked men abduct her little brother, however, she is drawn into a maelstrom of exhilarating events…