Fifteen year old Harold Silt dreams of becoming a king... but is it only a dream? Just shy of his fifteenth birthday, in an attempt to defend himself and his mother, Harold Silt kills their tormentor. Thanks to a turncoat whom he thought was his best friend, he is charged with first-degree murder, tried as an adult, found guilty and sent away to a "facility" where he can get help. But Harold, convinced he is the reincarnation of a king, never lets go of his dream. He sees his "rite of passage" through to the bloody, difficult end and is rewarded, as well he should be.