Deceived by his family, Hector Swanson, the powerful Warlord of Gior, falls into their trap—spending a night with a woman to produce an heir. Drugged at a banquet, Hector mistakes Luna Glenn, an orphan abused and trapped in servitude, for a courtesan, and unknowingly takes her chastity. Humiliated and heartbroken, Luna returns home in silence, refusing to seek revenge.
