The gods have placed their wager and now all bets are off. When Alexander's seeker spell fails to find Marina, the tsar grows disheartened, believing that the princess may be lost at sea. To soften the blow he's afforded a little time with his beloved Sai. But the Akari prince must leave when bad news arrives from the Court of Lions. Mistakenly, Marina lands at the western shore of Muscovy, deep into Red territory...