Rich from selling rare dragon products, Alan attracts attention in Belta's capital city. The king has his eye on the dragon fangs, and when an envoy is sent to negotiate, Alan is finally rewarded with the territory and noble title he's been working for. He and his clan make the journey to the capital for his official investiture ceremony, but it turns out to be a hotbed of plot and intrigue. And what about the royal guards of Starvake imprisoned in the dungeons, and the devious Lord Chancellor? Are there any other plots that lay in store as Alan enters the world of the nobility on this planet of swords and magic?