Duga Rigers, a handsome 18-year old living in a feudal society, has spent his whole life hungry and struggling and dreading the day when he would have to join his father working in the crystal mines. He’s just left school, and that day is coming ever closer. He hasn’t won the lottery, and there aren’t many options for him in the mudflats district on the planet Oranto where he has spent his whole life and his family has lived for generations. Shebi Goza, his friend of many years, doesn’t want to go to the mines either and tells him about tryouts for the Thasali royal family harem. It’s a once-in-lifetime opportunity. All they have to do is beat out dozens of other hopefuls for an opportunity to serve the sexual needs of the royal family and earn their fortune. This is the prequel to the Tales of the Thasali Harem series.