Callin is enthroned, a national hero, and betrothed to the beautiful Xunin. He has fulfilled his unholy pact with the Hag, and rejected her so that his reign will be blessed. All, however, is not as it seems. His past comes back to haunt him as Avalind (in the company of her faithful Cabral) returns, seemingly from the dead, to confront him. A power struggle ensues, which splits the nation and sends the Kingdom lurching towards a civil war that must destroy one or both of them. Across the border, in Draal, a new king, Kurian, ascends to the throne and overturns five hundred years of barbaric rule. 'A Sovereign's Honour' is the second part of the fantasy trilogy, 'A King's Head'. In it we learn the true identity of the Hag and how she still dictates the fate of both nations.