The glory of the old kingdom is now gone, the story of how a princess was discovered by a pea was lost due to war and tragedy that destroyed the land. Sebastian the Raven tries to restore some of the old tales using an old tapestry found by a young Prince Rollo, but it is partially torn. It is written that if the legend of the pea is lost, the kingdom will fall at the reign of the 18th king who unfortunately happens to be Heath's older brother, Prince Laird, and primary candidate for the throne. But thanks to the help of Sebastian & Rollo, Prince Heath is crowned King in accordance to the law of being the "first" son to enter the throne room during the ceremony, much to the unpleasant chagrin of Laird. Though Heath proves is a far kinder and fairer ruler, sentencing Laird to become Ruler of the Pig Kingdom where he vows revenge. Nine months later, Heath's wife Mariana gives birth to a daughter, but dies during the child's birth, at the same time Laird's wife Helsa also gives birth to a daughter. Laird conceives an evil plan to regain the crown. He sends Helsa to take care of Heath's daughter, making the King believe Helsa lost her baby. During the night, Laird trades Helsa her own daughter and gives the Princess away to some farmers. Helsa feels some remorse and makes Laird promise not to hurt the baby, because she lost her mother as a child too.