To his people, Rogelo, emperor of Glay, was a demigod, the Sacred Son of the Sky God, High Priest of the High Priests, the immortal Lily of Glevia, untouchable by mortal flesh, uncorrupted by mortal desires. To the High Council--Dorgan the General, Kestar the Judge, and Lamar the High Priest--he was a tool. Like any tool, he could be used or replaced. But to himself, he was a man, and he was determined to live as such.