Ulgren Salvatore returns to his home city of Kostrivik after years of training abroad. The son of a marquis, he discovers that the worst has happened - his father died months before. As heir to the title Ulgren sets out to claim it from the king. Ulgren finds that no one recognizes him; no one believes his identity either. And once he finds out that the title is being given away to the winner of a jousting tournament, he enters it incognito. He stops at nothing to regain his rightful title and land, and his family's indigo armor - their symbol of power. It leads him into unanticipated adventures - and defending the crown and his new friends in battle.