The Shandora ruins are the site of the sealed royal tombs of the tiny kingdom of Grantz, located in the northeast. The third princess Jill Grantz together with her bodyguard journeys there to conduct a ceremony. Jill’s herald and childhood friend Lunalie is officially initiated into the ranks of Jill’s bodyguard by the knighthood ceremony performed at the ruins. All present hold a small celebration blessing the new journey Lunalie is embarking on. But in the midst of such happiness, an incident occurs on the return journey.