Conan has remained in Khoraja after the Battle of Shamla Pass. His Generalship has earned him great favor with the Kingdom, and it's Regent, Queen Yasmela. He's already begun seeing to the restoration of the small nation's army and the liberation of it's King when the exiled Prince Julion arrives.
Julion and Yasmela were childhood friends. Now, outcast from his own province in Koth, he and Yasmela share a common enemy. The same King who banished him holds Yasmela's brother, the rightful King of Khoraja, hostage. Julion has plans of his own, and when Conan comes to believe that his council will be overlooked in favor of this upstart Prince, his feral nature leads him to action.
