Amel must pick a bride to satisfy the League of Demish Women for the Betterment of Men, aided by match-maker Princess Samanda O'Pearl. Although Amel is making progress with becoming respectable, Midlord liege Ilse Marin, from a family long loyal to Ev’rel, is reluctant to swear to him.  Instead, she gets involved with Erien's Academy of Science for Sevolites where she meets Horth Nersal. Erien’s work and Horth’s literal mindedness, get Horth and Ilse into big trouble with the Lion Reach Demish on a mission to bring staff for the Reetion Embassy to Gelion. Everything comes to a head at the first Cultural Exchange with the Reetions, on Barmi II.

Added by Seregil of Rhiminee 22 July 2009
Modified by Seregil of Rhiminee 24 March 2010