“Lilies must not spin,” says an ancient Salic custom. “Queens must not love” can be added to that wisdom. But what happens when a queen does give in to the will of feeling after all? What intrigues will flare up in a palace where an oppressive atmosphere of hypocrisy and gossip reigns?! Violet, the goddaughter and unwilling confidante of the famous beauty Anna of Austria, has to learn this firsthand.