Marian just wanted a quiet, ordinary life, but everything changes when her mother remarries and she suddenly gains a new stepbrother. Overprotective to an overwhelming degree, he makes grand promises, meddles in her daily life, and even spends money to make things “simpler” for her—though it only adds to her discomfort. Marian wonders if he’s simply strange or if all nobles are this eccentric. While she thought her mother’s remarriage wouldn’t affect her, she now struggles with whether she can accept this new family.