The 1st Anglo-Burma war is looming, and the East India Company and the British Government need an excuse to start it. Marty is sent to Burma as Ambassador to get things moving. The Northeast frontier of India is in dispute, Manipur and Assam have both been occupied by the Burmese who have ambitions to their Northwest. In an attempt to pacify the British King Bagyidaw allows them, to send an Ambassador to the court in Ava. The British send Marty with the express intention of provoking a conflict. Follow Marty Caroline and the Shadows on a rollercoaster of an adventure involving intrigue, betrayal and, of course, a love affair.