Enemies or allies was the decision that King Richard had to make when he thought about his beloved country of Penarth and King Julien's country of Nantes. For years the two kings had tried to make peace, but only upon the birth of King Richard's granddaughter, Princess Annette Bethina, was there hope that an alliance could be formed between the two countries. A pledge of future marriage between King Julien's son Adrien Laurent and King Richard's granddaughter Annette Bethina would be the basis of the treaty between the two countries and a trip across the sea was planned so that one year old Annette could be approved of by the King and Queen of Nantes. Agreements were made and papers were signed before Prince Elliot and Princess Joanna took their baby back to the ship to sail back to Penarth. No one expected that the baby would never make it home, but end up in the custody of pirate Jon Luc Cavey, and so begins the life of Anna Beth, pirate princess.