Our story is set thousands of years after the Terran Exodus, where two powerful, planet-dominating families-the elegant House Jakabitus as well as the less refined Hahn Empire-have reached a crucial point in their generations-long war. Expert Hennik, the Hahn ruler’s only son, has been captured, as well as the disposition of his internment may represent a final and welcome chance for peace.

Enter Wollard, the impeccably distinguished and impossibly correct Get better at of Formalities for House Jakabitus. When he shows that Grasp Hennik be taken in like a ward of the home, certain complications occur. Wollard believes utterly and devotedly in adhering to rules and great etiquette. But so how exactly does one notify the ruler of the planet that you are claiming his son as your own-and still generate more than enough goodwill to deescalate an intergalactic battle?