atteans after their yacht capsizes off the coast of portugal. andrew and his fiancée amy wake up in a strange place strapped to a stainless steel tables. and after recovering from the shock of being told they may never leave again. they learn that the great seer telemusforetold of their ship's sinking, only saying that the fate of the entire kingdom depended on their rescue.after which, andrew learns that his great-grandmother was a princess, and andrew is now the rightful king of attea. and learns of his murderous cousin prince helios, who will stop at nothing now to make sure andrew and amy never reach the palace and claim the throne. prince helios's spies are everywhere, and he is rumored to be the secret leader of the wild ones. the enormous band of criminals who hide in the cracks and corners of the kingdom, only coming out to loot and plunder.with andrew disguised as one of the archers, and amy disguised as a medic. they set out on the perilous twelve-day march across the kingdom to the palace with two hundred of captain ajax's best men.and the fate of all attea hanging in the balance.