bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ɐn ˈɔːɹdɪnˌɛɹi tˈiːneɪdʒɚ ɹˈeɪzd baɪ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl mˈɑːm, ˈædəm mək dˈɑːɹɹɪs dɪskˈʌvɚz ðæt hˈɪz "mˈʌðɚ" ɪz ɪn fˈækt ðə lˈoʊkəl ˈɛlfkˈɪŋz dˈɔːɾɚ, hˌuː plˈɛdʒd tə tˈeɪk hɜː bɹˈʌðɚ ðɪ ˈɛɹ tə sˈeɪfti, hˈaɪdɪŋ hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈɔːɹɾəl tʊ ɛskˈeɪp dɪtˈɛkʃən baɪ ðɪ ˈɛnəmi hˌuː dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ðɛɹ hˈoʊm.
Believing himself to be an ordinary teenager raised by a single mom, Adam McDaris discovers that his "mother" is in fact the local elf-king's daughter, who pledged to take her brother the Heir to safety, hiding him as a mortal to escape detection by the enemy who destroyed their home.