It is Queen Eena's eighteenth birthday, and all of Moccobatra is eagerly prepared to participate in a worldwide celebration. Mallawum ballgames; multicultural song and dance; bartering booths filled with books, trinkets, clothing, and other treasures; children's games; delectable banquets―these are but a few things in store for the party. Within the year, the young queen of Harrowbeth will be married as their tradition dictates. Her husband will then become the true and rightful king of Harrowbeth. Together, they will rule the land as Shen and Sha.
With a sure promise of happiness for Eena, predicted by Arden's Vision, it seems nothing can go wrong. But not all are happy with her choice of a suiter, especially when respectable men more fitted for the calling of king wait anxiously in line. Pressures mount and are added upon by disturbing dreams that seem beyond the average nightmare.