David Murray has no aspirations to greatness. Then a chance encounter with King James the Sixth leads to him becoming Cup Bearer and Master of the Horse to his young liege. When David meets
his very own Elizabeth, he wishes only to settle into quiet family life—but fate has a different plan for the king’s Right Royal Friend. Together with James's foster brother John Erskine,
Master of Mar, the three men enter a new era of political intrigue and dynastic manoeuvring.