The prized flower of the Ottoman court, Seraf is the favored daughter of the Sultan Odhan the Third. While her father is the gleaming image of the decadence of the faltering empire, she is the pristine image of noble virtue and far too good for the court she was raised in.

European powers interfere in the affairs of the Ottomans with the threat of a crusade always lingering. The Byzantine Empire is faltering nearby, on the edge of collapse, if only a sultan were wise enough to act upon it. Pirates plague the coasts, talk of revolt plagues the empire, and while all this is going on, a fat, merry Sultan is content to hand most of the power in his empire to his harem and to encourage competition with his sons.

Seraf herself is a political force, advocating for her own best interests and being one of the loudest voices to oppose his harem. She has a business of her own; it is said that she writes in her free time, and there are many rumors about the impeccable noblewoman considering the fact that she has denied every single suitor that has approached her. Yet, the proposal of her marriage and the approach of anything that might resemble diplomatic talks fit well as a political too.

To many, she is considered impeachable, impeccable, and far out of reach, a goddess amongst a faltering court. But is that all true?