While King Thimmin is away, the mice will play, but Queen Serame does not want to play, not with the Pleasurers or with the King’s scheming half-brother. When she’s introduced to the new, handsome servant, Pol, perhaps a little frolicking might be in order, but her mind is preoccupied with one thought—to become pregnant with her King’s child. When unseen forces move in, however, she finds herself caught in a tangle of danger, deceit and dark pleasures she never knew existed.