Story:
After Rose murders King Romulus, a wandering cat named Lydia stumbles upon his body. Realizing the identity of the tom, she realizes that it could land her some credibility, even power in Romulus' Empire. She sees the rose drop, but thinks nothing of it

Lydia is greeted by Prince Maxwell. Instead of being upset over his King's death, he's cheerful, realizing he's now king. He immediately takes a liking to Lydia, and Lydia sees this and decides to use it to obtain power for herself. The two end up forming a relationship.

Rose is being fed information through a spy. The spy is revealed to be Queen Lydia, and Rose jumps on the opportunity. She makes a deal with Lydia: Assassinate and dethrone Maxwell, and their kingdoms would become unified. Despite Lydia realizing that Rose was responsible for Romulus' death, she's pleased with this idea. The two continue to meet for several months.

Lydia becomes pregnant with Maxwell's kittens. At first, she's upset, but Rose reminds her that this just solidifies her place as Queen. After Ares and Kaylee are born, Maxwell shows a softer side, deciding to turn over a new leaf for the sake of his children. Now, Lydia is uncomfortable with the assassination attempt.

When Lydia tells Rose she doesn't want to follow through anymore, Rose reconvinces her. Little do either of them know, one of Maxwell's spies has spotted them, and immediately reports it to Maxwell, which infuriates him. He bursts into their bedroom, finding an open window and two motherless kittens, showing that Lydia was in fact not at the castle.

When Lydia returns, Rose waits outside the Empire Castle for the assassination attempt to finish. After a while, she gets nervous and decides to see what's going on. Horrified, she discovers Maxwell has murdered Lydia after finding out her true intentions. Rose, now infuriated that her plan has failed, as well as seeing her friend die, vows to make Maxwell pay. She rushes to the lair of the Warlock, a mysterious cat