SERAVEL ROVODIA, the son of the tyrant Fire Potentate, is a model citizen of all sorts. Obedient, punctual, and most of all, silent. When his friend and long-time confidante gets arrested for alleged sacrilege against the administration, Seravel starts a press criticizing his father's rule, breaking his silence. He has to keep his charade up enough to save his friend before his fate becomes grimmer than a lifetime in prison.