Purple-eyed Adarte, blue-eyed Adolte.
His path has torn him from his dearest kin and placed him in the halls of power--to what end...? The first of Asumiko Nakamura\'s beautifully wrought Tales set in a fantastic Kingdom of intrigue and heartache....
Elsewhere in the kingdom, a heroic king is served by an enigmatic aide from a faraway land.
Even as their souls are drawn together, destiny would tear them apart.
One enveloped in light--the graceful son--and one shrouded in darkness--the prisoner.
Purple-eyed Adarte, blue-eyed Adolte