A clash with other young noblemen plucks 13-year-old Yukiya out of the backwater village of Taruhi and into royal service. The Northern House wants an agent in the Prince's household, but is the "blockhead" Yukiya up to the task?
But what can I do when 
the Prince won't show himself?
لكن ما الذي يسعني فعله
والأمير غائب؟
Aber bis der Wakamiya eintrifft,
habe ich nichts zu tun.
Pero si el dichoso príncipe no viene,
¿qué voy a hacer?
Mas o que posso fazer se
o príncipe não aparece?
Что мне ещё делать,
если повелитель не показывается?