When he sees someone in need, Robert reacts promptly and mercifully but winds up committing himself to a path that puts him at odds with the King who sent his father to war. Can he make the right decision when it is easier to dishonor the King and join a band of hooligans who have set themselves up against the King? Whether he can think straight or not, Robert will undergo a change that is going to transform not only his entire view of the world but his very name. Masked entertains the reader while posing numerous questions about moral and spiritual development.