Dispatching his throne-usurping uncle, Norquar reclaims his birthright, taking the king's innocent queen, Belayla as his own. He takes her to Planet of the Veils, an exotic world where adepts are trained in the intricacies of erotic sexual pleasure. Belayla stubbornly refuses to submit to the sexual techniques taught, triggering a battle of wills with Mistress Donestra. Belayla will take the same battle to the man claiming her as his wife. Together, they will undo the damage wrought by the Planet of the Veils.