Following the death of the World Tree, all that stands between the apocalypse and salvation is the Divine Maiden, prophesied to restore peace and prosperity. But never mind all that. Princess Teriella Rufeon has more pressing issues at hand: her family keeps trying to kill her, she's got a secret healing power to keep under wraps, and she's just found out she's being sent off to marry the infamous tyrant Emperor Rivanfel von Leonharta! But there's more to Rivanfel than meets the eye, and Teriella discovers she isn't the only one with a grave secret to hide…