The Sandelz Empire royals have gone too far, and now it's time to step up and face them head-on! Maria, fiancée to Prince Renato di Rubini, strides into the welcome party for the imperial siblings, clad for battle in the dress her husband-to-be prepared for her and wearing a confident smile that suggests she's got a plan. What plot could the future Princess of Punch possibly be hatching? And who are the suspicious figures lurking on the periphery?