Ava is shy young woman recently married to a sweet, handsome prince. The only catch is that the dashing prince immediately has to go fight in a foreign land, leaving Ava alone to manage an increasingly demanding entourage of talking mice and birds. It’s both an exploration of the mechanics of magic in the vein of Tim Powers and a comic romance that takes a page from the films of Wes Anderson, plus a heavy dose of intrigue and a little bit of satire!