Once upon a time, in a far away kingdom, lived a beautiful prince, who had a dream…

This is how a good fairy tale should start, how most of fairy tales start, only to end with a kiss to the rescued princess and a "and they lived happily ever after".

Fortunately for us, this isn't a fairy tale, and it's certainly not about a princess and her prince. This is the story of two kingdoms and their politics, the legend of two families, the ballad of two bonds, a tale of two kings.