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In the Middle Ages, one could speak of safety only with a great deal of skepticism, and even crowned women were forced to train in swordsmanship instead of needlework and ballroom dancing. Given this state of affairs, it's hardly surprising that the young Princess, who has spent years perfecting the art of fighting to the death under her mentor Lin, categorically refuses a proposed advantageous marriage to Julius, the son of an influential lord. Despite all persuasion, the beauty, standing before the altar, resolutely disrupts the ceremony and, insulting the groom's ancestors with humiliating remarks, locks herself in a tower. The enraged suitor, whose plans for a peaceful seizure of power have just been flushed down the drain, storms the castle together with his sister Moira, a master of the whip and intrigue, and a band of mercenaries hired in advance, and takes the king and queen prisoner. In their haste, the usurpers forget about the Princess, who, after dispatching a couple of overly zealous bandits, gets her hands on a sword with a dragon-shaped hilt and starts gathering supporters to restore...