allow . ▁ ▁King ▁Le p old ▁I ▁Le p old ▁I ▁is ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁An acre onian ▁Empire . ▁He ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁young , ▁not ▁yet ▁of ▁age , ▁and ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁hunting ▁than ▁in ▁r uling ▁the ▁planet . ▁His ▁uncle ▁Prince ▁Reg ent ▁Wien is ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Reg ent . ▁The ▁story ▁takes ▁place ▁when ▁Le p old ▁is ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁about ▁to ▁be ▁crown ed . ▁Wien is ▁convin ces ▁him ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁become ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁Gal axy . ▁Le p old , ▁although ▁not ▁blind ly ▁trust ing ▁Wien is , ▁agre es . ▁When ▁Wien is ' ▁plan ▁is ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁he ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁actual ▁rule ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ' s ▁Pri est hood . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Call ia ▁Lady ▁Call ia ▁is ▁the ▁cons ort ▁of ▁Lord ▁St ett in , ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁planet ▁Kal gan . ▁Ark ady ▁D are ll ▁uses ▁her ▁to ▁persu ade ▁Lord ▁St ett in ▁to ▁allow ▁Hom ir ▁M unn ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁M ule ' s ▁palace ▁for ▁research ▁purposes . ▁She ▁does ▁this ▁by ▁dro pping ▁hints ▁to ▁Lady ▁Call ia ▁that ▁Lord ▁St ett in ▁may ▁be ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁galax y . ▁Lady ▁Call ia ▁ ▁helps ▁Ark ady ▁escape ▁Lord ▁St ett in , ▁who ▁keeps ▁Hom ir ▁host age ▁while ▁he ▁sets ▁his ▁plans ▁in ▁motion . ▁Ark