In a royal court, Damon Rookhart, the Wolf King of the North, is accused of murder, conspiracy, and treason by unseen authorities who declare his death sentence without a trial, claiming the bodies of dragon soldiers are verdict enough. He is seized, but a princess objects, revealing evidence that the crime was forged with vampire blood and that Rookhart was framed. The accuser dismisses her, stating his innocence is irrelevant; his death is a matter of survival to prevent another war. The princess is ordered arrested, but she intervenes, taking the executioner's place to stop the killing, demanding to be forced to comply.