From his deathbed, the king-hero Inglis, the divine knight and master of all he surveys, contemplates the empire he has built with his mighty hand. Having dedicated his life to politics and the welfare of his subjects, his only unfulfilled wish is to live again, this time for himself: the life of a warrior to which he dedicated himself before rising to power.
His patron goddess, Alistia, hears his plea and smiles at him, casting his soul into the distant future. Goddesses work in mysterious ways - not only is Inglis now the daughter of a minor noble family, but at her first coming of age ceremony at age 6, she was deemed ineligible to begin her knighthood!